Buddy vs The Peanut Butter Jar

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I love when Buddy lays like this. Crazy frog legs.

He was following me all over the house and driving me crazy earlier. I gave him a peanut butter jar so he would get out from under my feet.

It worked.

So, I got another pair of fun tights. But, in my defense, they were free! Victoria's Secret was having a sale where if you bought a sports bra, you got a pair of workout pants for free! Plus, I actually needed a new sports bra. They're super comfy, and they're thicker than some of my other tights.

They apparently also glow in the dark.

I had to shift my runs around for the week so I could spend hours at the laundromat yesterday. I had put it off longer than usual, so everything took forever to dry. I can't wait until we have a washer and dryer again!

My post-laundry sock collection was pretty impressive.

These Balega socks are definitely my favorite running socks. Tom gets me new ones every Christmas. I have THESE and THESE. They're the best.

My run today was a kind of loose-y goose-y tempo run. It was only supposed to be 30 minutes, so I ran comfortably hard (such a runner term) for the middle 15 minutes. Aside from the headache I got from breathing the freezing air, it was a really nice run. As much as I always dread speed work, the more I do it, the better I feel about it.

Would you rather do speed work or run long? I will run all day long - just don't make me sprint!

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday!

Friday is less exciting for me since I'm not working right now, but I know the rest of the world is pretty psyched. (Except my mom, it's her Saturday) ;)

We slept in this morning. It was unintentional, but we're enjoying the luxury while we have the option.

Since I have nothing terribly exciting to tell you about, I thought I would share a few of my favorite things right now.

1. Holiday ice cream! I can't help myself, it's delicious.

2. My new leggings. They're fleece lined and super comfy. I also like that they have a panel on the side that breathes a little more than if they were the fleecy material all the way around. They're coming in handy for group runs - it's supposed to be 30 degrees tomorrow morning. 

3. My treadmill. I know most people don't like them, but I love my treadmill. It saves me from the dark and cold and prevents my lazy butt from using the dark and cold as an excuse to not work out.

4. My Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2s. They're my go-to shoes right now, I wear them all the time. I can't wear them on my trail runs though. The trails are mostly gravel and it was ripping up the bottom too quickly, so now I save them for street and treadmill runs. I also ran my last race in them.

5. New mittens! Ok, so I haven't actually worn them for a run yet, but I'm very excited to try them out  tomorrow. Gloves drive me crazy, so I'm trying mittens out to see if I will actually wear them. I'll freeze my fingers off before I'll wear the gloves I have. That's totally reasonable.

Tell me something you're loving right now! :)

Hope you're having a great Friday!


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