Run....maybe??

   So I was thinking that maybe I'd go for a run today. It's been so long since I've gone for a run that I couldn't even accurately remember when the last time was.
   I knew I could find out if I just went into the "history" on my Garmin but, as I said, it's been so long since I went on a run that I wasn't even sure where the Garmin was!
   Okay, I did eventually find it and discovered (once I remembered how to start it up) that the last time I'd been out was November 8.
   Five freakin' weeks ago.
   Now I call myself a runner but I can't really call myself a runner if I'm not...well...a runner. I also call myself a running blogger but if there's no running then there's no running to blog about.
   If I'd been injured and hadn't been running then that would be one thing. But the fact f the matter is that I've been more than  capable 0f running for the last couple of months now and the running has still been almost non-existent.
   I've had a list of pretty minor and pathetic excuses (tired from work, getting the place ready for Christmas, blizzards, family issues, etc.) but this ridiculous situation needs to stop.
   So today I'm going for a run and here's what the weather looks like out my window:

   Yeah, did I mention that I live in Canada...???
   So it's snowing again today and I guess it's snowed enough that my neighbour now has his snowblower going and I'm headed out for a run. Hope he's done before I get out there or he's gonna think I'm a.....runner?
   Well I guess I've now stalled enough that I should get out there. Took forever to find all the cold weather running gear but it did eventually get found, I had a bit of nutrition, and I'm gonna get out there.....right...NOW!

   Okay, I did it!
   I didn't run far (3k) and I didn't run hard but I did run. I went through all the pre-run prep (sometimes the most daunting part) and I got out there again! Whoopee!
   It was cold (16F) and blustery and there was about an inch and a half of snow to run through but it was kinda fun at the same time and somewhat reminiscent of much of the winter running I did last year.
   What I didn't mention up above is that, in the space of time I haven't been running, I have also put on about 11 pounds! Sad but true. Some of that is due to not running and much of it is due to the arrival of the festive season as well. Last weekend, we had my wife's family Christmas celebration here and the place was inundated with rich food and sweets. After the family left, there was just the two of us to finish consuming all this goodness and, as history has demonstrated, I do way more than my share. I found I was eating long after I was full and eating food I wasn't accustomed to. Eventually, I ended up feeling like crap.
   More than anything, this is why I need to run again. I remember the pain and the work involved but, more than that, I remember how good it made me feel!
   Although right at the moment I might cough up a lung...lol!


My place, after the run and a tiny bit of shovelling...