Run Rachel Run

My dear sister Rachel, who can recite everyone of my blogs by heart, contributed with a guest blog today:

I am so excited to be a guest contributor to the blog today! I slept in this morning, which was wonderful, and got up around 9:45. Proceeded to eat my morning staple – Honey Nut Cheerios, and then Anne and I left for our run in Central Park – our first outdoor run of the season! It was about 30 degrees out so I wore my running tights, t-shirt, long-sleeve dri-fit, and new Nike windbreaker jacket (same as Josh’s). Also wore gloves and a hat. Once in Central Park we were moving pretty fast and I got hot so I took off the hat and gloves. There were a lot of others out running, but mostly tourists in the horse carriages and skaters at Woolman Rink. Unlike Joshie's normal entries, we did not make any bathroom stops (although we do know where all of them are in the Park!) After a nice 3 mile loop in the park, Anne and I made our way back to her apartment (about a mile from CP), where once we stopped running, we immediately froze. Afterwards I, too, enjoyed my care package from Zabars! Thanks Mom!

Man in Tights

Today I went for my first outdoor run of the winter, 5 miles up Lake Michigan in about 25 degree weather with cloudy skies and very little wind. I overdressed since it was my first time out and I wanted to error on the side of way too warm. In college I would almost never wear tights, but I've come around since then and don't mind them so much anymore. They are also much warmer than warm-up pants. This run also made me remember how much I prefer running outside to treadmills. Truly a great way to start a Friday. However, the absolute best part was coming home to find a Zabars Care Package waiting for me in the lobby. A dozen bagels, two cases of cream cheese, a pound of nova lox, chocolate babka, and rugula. Awesome!