Hope everyone has had a great Christmas break. Oh, some of you had to work the past few weeks? Sucks to suck, huh? I've managed to spread holiday cheer throughout the land, be Father of the Year to my 2 kids, and, not coincidentally, justify drinking at just about any point in the day. Amazingly, I've also managed to hit the gym on a regular basis. I've managed to hold off on running save for one glorious mile on Christmas Eve (see above lede). To fill the void, I've found the "holy shit, this is a workout" button on the elliptical*. I've bought myself some swimming goggles in the hopes that I'll actually hit the pool soon. And I've even taken a spinning class. 45 minutes of pure hell on a one-wheeled bicycle, but honestly the best workout save for running. A buddy of mine is an instructor at a local club and he invited me to his class. Holy. Shit. I was a walking puddle afterwards, but it was worth it.
I'm ready to get back at it. You know when you're sort of fixated on one thing and then you hear about it everywhere you go? Running - and beer - has been like that for me this holiday season. On January 1st, I'm ready to go. Oh wait, it's supposed to be single digit temps and my gym is closed that day. Oh, and look at that...there are all those bowl games on New Years Day. They still PLAY those games**? Huh. Looks like I'll just have to curl up on the couch and wait for January 2nd. Yep, that's the day.
P.S. - I'm considering going "public" with my blog. By that, I mean posting my stuff on Facebook and/or Twitter. Don't know why exactly. Any thoughts out there? Kind of like the relative anonymity, but also would be interesting to see if others like this silly little blog. Who knows. I also say I'm going to do a marathon every year, too.
*it went to "11"
**thanks BCS for making every bowl game even less significant. Bravo.
**thanks BCS for making every bowl game even less significant. Bravo.
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My blog is semi-public, and I'm still reluctant to go all the way. You can find my blog (eventually) if you Google my name, though it's not the first hit, and I've started linking to a few posts on my Facebook fan page, which many of my friends/family subscribe to... but I haven't actually posted it on my own Facebook yet. I agree that I like the relative anonymity - would be curious to see your experience.
In other news, are you prepping for a tri? Did I miss that?
If you go public, just know that that obnoxious name-calling and general vulgarity in the comments is turniog up to 11 also. I'm sure many of your friends/family would enjoy the blog - after seeing a puppet show, of course.
The BCS ruined New Year's Day.
Happy New Year - I guess.
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