I’m bulking these recaps because the weekend itself was a little crazy.  BUT, I got at least a mile in each day, and two of those days I ran outside.

I have two long-term goals for this streaking plan that I hope to accomplish.

1) Use this challenge to fit in running every single day.

2) Learn to like the treadmill more.

So far I’m definitely seeing goal #1 working as I fit the miles into these past few days.  Goal #2 I’m hoping to beat into submission.  We’ll see how that goes.

DAY TWO (11/23/12)

Weather: 35 degrees, partly cloudy

Mileage: 1 miles

Report: I ran the treadmill on Friday because I spent most of the day on Friday taking care of and keeping an eye on my husband who was fighting some food poisoning.  It was dark, so I decided to hit the gym on the way to pick up dinner (plian, dry breadsticks fit into his simple-to-digest meal prescription).  I was quickly reminded how much I hate the treadmill.  I don’t know why, but I do.  My next treadmill attempt will have to try and incorporate some Netflix to help the time go by.  I hit the one mile mark and hopped off and onto the bike to continue the workout.

DAY THREE (11/24/12)

Weather: 30 degrees, clear

Mileage: 2 miles

Report: It was pretty empty outside for these few miles, but I actually found that I had dressed too warmly.  The cold was a little bit of a shock to the system since I haven’t run in the cold in a while, but it was good to do a few outside.

DAY FOUR (11/25/12)

Weather: 44 degrees, clear

Mileage: 2.12 miles

Report: I ran these after the Colts game and despite the warmer weather and fact my legs felt good, I wanted to puke the whole time because I had just eaten lunch during the game. And it was a heavy lunch.  But, the miles felt good and I’m still on track 4 days into the challenge.

What is the #RWstreak?  The Runner’s World Streak is a holiday challenge extended by Runner’s World magazine to help keep runners motivated after their fall races and before spring training starts. It’s simple, you commit to run at least one mile per day between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day.  Some days that will only mean a mile, some days it will be longer, but each day you run, regardless of your excuses and the reasons you normally wouldn’t run.  This year, I’ve decided to try my hand at this 48-day challenge! I’ll try and keep up with mini-blogs for each run, too.

DAY ONE

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy

Mileage: 1.12 miles

Report: What a beautiful day to start the #RWstreak!  I only did a mile today because of getting back from vacation, getting ready to leave town again and all the things that have to be done along those lines.  After traveling, flying and eating vacation-style for the past week it did feel good to get out on the road and stretch out again.