Brrr

The weather here in Boston is getting quite unbearable. Last night I had to walk for TWO minutes from the train to my apartment and I was crying once I was inside. I don't know when I became such a baby to the cold weather - maybe it was spending a few months in the absolutely beautiful South African weather? And to think...last year at this time I was getting ready to skip winter and head straight into 80 degree Cape Town days :(

The point of this post is that I need some accountability and/or motivation. I have not run (more than a mile here and there) for 2 weeks now. This is very discouraging. I have tried my hardest to get away from making excuses but I just can't help it now. It's just too cold! I am NOT a morning person...I've tried again and again but I truly enjoy working out at night. So my days have gone...wake up for work, work from 9-6, come home to literal 10 degree windy nights, think about running, then chicken out and go to the gym. I've definitely been keeping up with my gym workouts but it is just too damn cold to run outside. How do people do it?! This is making me slightly nervous as I'm running a half marathon in 3 months and I know how quickly I lose my running stamina and how long it takes me to work it back up. I don't know what to do. I have come to hate running more than 2 or 3 miles on a treadmill, and the indoor track in my gym is equally as unbearable (1 mile=12 laps). Any advice on how to kick my running back into gear before it's too late?