Author: eatplayrunkirby

Running has become an important part of my life over the past few years. It has helped me find a sustainable way to live happily and healthfully. The support that comes from being part of the worldwide running community is incredible and keeping my membership for the rest of my life is my primary goal! I may not be the fastest and I may not win any races, but I certainly have fun! I'm blogging to chronicle my adventures, to maybe inspire and motivate some newbie runners and to definitely get tips and motivation from those more seasoned than me!

Things I Learned From My First Commuter Run

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So in an effort to try and maintain my full training schedule I decided to try commuter running. Today was my first effort and overall a bit different (mainly due to the pack) but seems totally doable and it was really fun running through the city! I’m hoping to have one of my midweek runs like this each week. 
That said, here’s some things I learned:
1) Your coworker will definitely think you’re a goober asking her to take a picture of you geared up (and she’s right)

 2) Putting all of your winter gear on in your office and not immediately heading outside will make you overheat

3) No, your watch is not broken. You actually are running much slower because you are carrying a backpack. No need to stop and restart it. It’s accurate. 
4) People will look at you weird because you’re running on a Friday after work carrying a backpack
5) Some other people also run on a Friday, after work, with a backpack and these people are your peeps. They will smile and wave 
6) There are few things I enjoy more than the city at night 
7) I’m a wicked overpacker. I need to learn to require less things. 
8) You will radiate heat once you stop runijng and get onto the T, but this actually works to your favor because no one wants to be near the sweaty person .
9) It’s pretty awesome arriving home having already done your run for the day and getting to take a hot shower and relax!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Snowy Run, Oh So Fun!

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First of all, Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone was able to enjoy some time with family and friends! Santa was very good to me and I got some new awesome running shoes and Yak Trax for when the weather gets really bad! I kept to my training despite the holiday, which felt great! I did an easy 3 miles to start breaking in the new kicks on Christmas Day and then 5 miles today before heading back to Quincy. 

Today I was able to enjoy my first (of what I assume will be many) snowy run of the season. I have to say, running in the snow is one of my favorite things to do!

It’s so much fun to do runs somewhere different. Even though I grew up in Suffield, I never got to see it from the runners perspective. I’ve passed this pond/brook/dam many times by car, but breaking for a brief photo-op at te halfway point of my run to take these was kind of fun. 

 Give me a little time to get better with “on the run” photo ops! Haha I’m super excited, though, because I bought my phone a lifeproof case so many more wintry wet pictures to come!

I got home covered in snow, but it was totally worth it. My feet, however, remained completely dry and warm so Santa hit the mark with the new sneakers 🙂
Looking forward to running into a healthy and happy New Year. I’m thinking about trying to hold some sort of fundraiser event in the next few months. This is all very new to me. Any thoughts, suggestions or experience (i.e. willingness to help??) I think it would be great to do something to celebrate this journey and my success to date with everyone in person. Hopefully more to come on this!

Wet Feet, Not So Sweet

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Oh c’mon, weren’t blogs designed to let people show off nifty titles? 

This weekend officially signified my first training run for the marathon! I did a nice 8 miles around town on Saturday, even getting in a little distance by the water. All of the snow from the past week, however, was actively melting in the unseasonably warm weather. Awesome because I literally ran in shorts, but not so awesome having my feet soaked through by the time I got home. To me having only my feet wet was way more uncomfortable than runs I have done in a full blown rain when my whole body would be soaked through. 
But in the end, a small price to pay to be back outside. I had been doing some runs on the treadmill recently given the weather, and more notably the lack of running space on sidewalks and the road, and I was starting to get a little stir crazy. It makes me wonder how things will go mid winter as I’m sure Mother Nature won’t modify her schedule to accommodate my long runs. Unless I just end up being that lucky!
Heading into the holiday feeling great and looking forward to a few days away from work. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!