Friday Five

  • Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I spent a wonderful day with family – food, football and a lot of laughing made for a really good time.
  • Went for a short run this morning – I wanted to give my left leg a little break, so aside from some yoga and my usual pilates class I haven’t done more than walk since Sunday. It’s crazy warm here, especially for late November so it was nice to be out, even if the leg was just so-so.
  • Despite not having started my shopping yet and just 4 weeks until Christmas, I couldn’t bring myself to face the madness of Black Friday. I love a good deal as much as the next girl, but the combination of waiting on line for hours, large crowds and the unstable disposition of some of the clientele – yeah…no thanks!
  • Cyber Monday is more my speed. Plus, I’m also hoping by then my boys will have their wish lists put together. Actually, in the case of my youngest, I’m just trying to get him to be a little more definitive than “everything in the Lego store.” The thought of more Lego in my house makes my head spin.
  •  With only one more race left my calendar for this year, I’m just starting to play around with a race schedule for 2012. Is it my imagination or is the 10k becoming a dying breed…or are they just scarce in New England? I wanted to add a few for next year because I think the 10k a good challenging mix of speed and distance. Hopefully I can find a couple.
Did you take on the crowds of Black Friday? 
           Are 10ks easy to find in your area? 
                    Have you got your race calendar for 2012 set yet?

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      1. I feel you on the Lego’s! My son is an addict and I really don’t see the need for yet another set! And yes, 10ks are a dying breed. It’s a shame, I think, b/c it’s a fun distance.

      2. I think the 10k is a dying breed! Scarce here too. Halfs are proliferating like crazy.
        No black Friday for me. You couldn’t pay me to do that craziness.

      3. I had to laugh at the Lego thing. My son is 21 and we still have all his legos from when he was growing up.

        I think you are right about the
        10k. Its a shame that there are not more of them.

        I did not venture out to Black Friday frankly it scares the heck out of me.

        I am set for 2012. I will be running my first full marathon. And I too have 1 race left this year. Rock n Roll Vegas Dec 4

      4. They are hard to find here as well. There are only 2 that are close to me, but tons of 5ks.

      5. Great post! Thanks for sharing! Happy Thanksgiving!

      6. Holy cow, I was just looking at the Toy’s R Us site at LEGOS!!! Congrats on your Philly Half, way to go with the PR!

      7. Hey Michelle. I saw that Molly tweeted to both of us about FitFluential. If she’s a follower of yours, you must be awesome too! 🙂 Glad that I found your blog and I’ve followed you on twitter (@cbkingery)

      8. I’m with you on the Legos. My 11 year old daughter’s wish list is entirely Legos. I’ll take it over many other options, though.

        Hope you had a successful Cyber Monday – I did no shopping.

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