Actually, you know what, I will. You are right. May is a very long time from now and I never schedule cutback weeks, I just let them happen naturally. I haven't had a cutback week in nearly 2 months now. I think I will happily miss my Thursday evening 5 miler and not feel badly about it. And I might even have an extra beer with dinner. Thanks for reminding me to enjoy other things besides running.

 The right attitude!!! You have it

so then I got up and ran 8.

I kept dreaming about missing it, so figured just get up and run the damn miles. It was a beautiful morning, calm & dry, 18 degrees but it felt much warmer. Bonus of running so early, I ditched my jacket and neck gaiter & gloves at mile 2 and didn't worry much about them still being there by the time I got back. Nice!

Tonight, WE DANCE!

You people must go to bed when it gets dark!  Seriously, what time do y'all go to bed?  I must stay up entirely too late to do stuff in the morning...but I've always been an evening person.  Evidently, there must be a 5AM, but I will never know it.  I'll be warm in my bed!

NBT, I am so proud/envious of you for actually getting out there in the cold so early. I LOVE running in the morning but I DREAD the cold and dark. I can usually handle one or the other, but not both. So my runs have been pushed to after work recently. I hate missing out on the time with the kiddo in the afternoon though. Wish I had someone close by to help me get my ass outta bed to face the cold. Way to rock on! We all knew you'd get those miles in!