In case you’re not paying attention, the end of the year is fast approaching.
Indeed.
So how do you go about finishing off the year strategically, from a running perspective?
The short answer is, it depends…
All. The. Food.
Ready or not, the food holidays are coming and they are coming quick!
As a runner, how do you walk the food tight rope during the holiday season?
Do you just go ahead and eat all the things? Do you try to hold the line and remain disciplined? Or do you try to find some semblance of middle ground? Read more
I’m officially on “vacation.”
To be honest, I’m not sure if what we are doing counts as a proper vacation or not. (I don’t think it does…)
Beks, Adi, and yours truly are taking a trip back to the homeland to visit Mama and Papa Diz back in good old Northern Michigan.
Will it be a break from work? I guess so.
But I’d struggle to call staying with family for seven days a true vacation.
I love my family, but going back “home” for seven straight days is hardly a break. Read more
The end of the year is a crazy time for most of us.
It’s easy to focus on the craziness surrounding Christmas and the week between that and the New Year, but if you think about it for a minute the entire month can be one big blur.
Depending on your profession, there is the madness associated with tying up all of the loose ends of one year before diving headfirst into the next one.
If you have kids of a certain age, there is going to be a holiday concert at school that you’ll have to go to.
And if you’re “fortunate” enough to have kids at a couple of different schools at the same time, you’ll be blessed by the “opportunity” to see basically the same holiday concert more than once.
Pop quiz: How many shopping days are left until Christmas?
Answer: I have no fricking clue! But whatever the number is, the countdown is on and Christmas will be here before you know it.
Buying Christmas gifts for runners can be a bit tricky.
We runners are a peculiar bunch.
There are 40 ba-jillion different running shoes out there, and yet I’ll only wear one or two different models from one shoe company. If a well meaning family member or friend buys me a different pair of running shoes, I’ll politely smile, say thank you, and literally never put that pair of shoes on my feet.
Ever.
And shoes aren’t the only thing we are peculiar about. We also have pretty strong opinions when it comes to apparel, fueling options, accessories, and just about anything else that we use while running.
It’s not that we aren’t open to trying new things, but most runners have a pretty strong “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it philosophy”.
So if you don’t know the exact preferences of each item for the runners on your list, it can be tough to get the right Christmas gifts under the tree. Read more