December 8, 2009

Thoughts on Winter


Well, it snowed in Alabama! This weekend I went to B'ham for Jenn's mom's wedding. They were forecasting snow, but in AL, I don't believe it until I see it. Much to my surprise, Saturday morning there it was- a light dusting of beautifulness on the ground. The good thing was that I was able to appreciate this beauty b/c it wasn't on the road, only the trees and people's yards. I had two great runs while I was there, too. My hands did get cold and afterwards I was SUPER cold, but other than that, I fared well.

Has anyone heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder? I know I am not clinically depressed, but I do have some of these symptoms. It's kind of a major downer when you get to work at daylight and don't leave until it's dark. I have found myself feeling rather "blah" lately, without any new reason.

On running matters, I have signed up for the Holiday Half this weekend. I am not really expecting to PR or anything, more like a nice, hard workout. I registered for total social reasons- to see Anna, Katie, and Michelle. Is that lame? I'm doing a race b/c my friends are doing it? Oh well, it wasn't too expensive.

I'm also very pleased to report that 87 (!!!!) middle schoolers signed up for track try-outs. This is very encouraging and just makes me even MORE excited!

Above is a pic from Saturday's wedding.

10 comments:

  1. you look beautiful in the picture!

    and yes, i was just telling kert yesterday that i was struggling with the "winter blues." all i want to do when it gets dark (at 4:45) is put on my pjs, eat, and watch tv. how about a workout? i'm mean really! it's kind of ridiculous and i do this every year. it drives me crazy!

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  2. Anonymous12/08/2009

    woot for snow! except not really haha :) i think i have SAD but the A stands for anger because the cold + no sun = one angry chick!

    what a stunning picture! you look beautiful

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  3. I'm already counting down the days until Daylight's Savings time. I am getting sick of running on Lakeshore but don't feel safe anywhere else. It snowed in Baton Rouge too but I did have a better experience there than you did. Best of luck in Pt. Clear. Based on that 10K, I think you can PR.

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  4. What pretty girls! So glad you got to enjoy some snow, everyone should. Good luck this weekend, you might just surprise yourself! Looking forward to the report.

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  5. You look gorgeous!

    That's exciting that you have so many interested in track!

    I would totally sign up for a half for social reasons, why not? I think that would be fun. :)

    CJ

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  6. Anonymous12/09/2009

    hey girl! I was wondering where you'd run off to! Snow! That sounds so awesome (at least for a day or two).

    Sorry about the Seasonal Depression. Having lived in New England, I totally understand. It is hard..but I've found that getting outside does help.

    Yay for track kids. Do you actually have try-outs? Track was always a non-cut sport in my school.

    PS - miss you and you look freakin gorgeous!!

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  7. I think it's really difficult to deal with the lack of sunlight. It's light here from about 9am to 4pm here right now and kind of a hazy low light at that. It makes me want to lay on the couch and eat cookies all the time! Ugh. Now I know why people gain weight in the winter!

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  8. I love running in the snow....but only on the first day. After that it gets icy and yucky! I'm thinking about running the C'ville marathon, too!

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  9. Well, we got a foot of snow, and I'd much have preferred a light dusting of "beautifulness". ;-) Enjoy your half; it's fun to run stuff like that just 'cuz we can. Cheers, Ron

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  10. Try a Vitamin D supplement. I used to have SAD every year. I was Vitamin D deficient (so many people are) (I discovered the deficiency for other reasons), and once I began taking Vitamin D supplements, the difference was dramatic!

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