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Running Is a Holiday Present to Yourself

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I am sure some readers have noticed by now that I have taken a few days off here and there this week. However, I wanted to write this post for Christmas Eve and Hanukkah (and Kwanzaa and the Solstice or whatever you celebrate).

I think of running as the best holiday gift I could give myself. As I was running around (pun intended) getting last minute gifts and wrapping, I really started to reflect on the idea of running as a gift. When you stop and think of all the things that running can give you, it is a pretty amazing list. Here are a few things running has given me:

  1. Extra years of life. Running helps to keep you in great physical shape and, when combined with a healthy diet, can keep you in excellent cardiovascular health–preventing heart disease and stroke.
  2. Energy. I don’t know about you, but I always feel like I have more energy after I run (well, maybe not a long run!).
  3. Stress relief. Running is a great release for stress and anxiety. No matter how wound up I am before a run, I am always more relaxed when I get home.
  4. Self-confidence. There is such a sense of accomplishment that comes from getting a PR or completing your longest run ever.

This Christmas Eve and Christmas, I will enjoy my last few days before half marathon training begins on Monday. Today, I was like a kid on Christmas morning when I opened this month’s training schedule from my coach. I am nervous, but very excited at the same time!

Happy Holidays everyone!

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  1. Jenndeluise says

    December 24, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    Happy Holidays to one of my favorite Mother Runners…look forward to more of your blog in the New Year. Cheers!

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  2. Michaela says

    December 24, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    I’m so looking forward to starting my training plan on Monday. I’ve been doing way more running around than running these past couple of weeks. I saw someone running while I was driving home from the mall and I was more than a little jealous.

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