First of all, congrats to Michele who is the winner of my Bondi Band giveaway! I will be sending you an E-mail so I can get you your bondi-band!
Now, time for some thinking out loud. I really don’t know how I feel about it practically becoming winter overnight. Between the time change and the cold front that came through, I feel like we just closed the door on any sort of fall that we were having. Plus, Halloween is over and it’s November which means that we are going to be faced with the “holiday season” from now until January 1st. Most of what I have been thinking about has to do with this theme, since that’s what’s been on my mind this week….
I had such a hard time adjusting to the time change. It didn’t really affect me over the weekend because I didn’t have much to do on Sunday, but I was ready for bed at 8pm on Sunday night. I think I made it until 8:30, but I bet you can guess what happened Monday morning…Yep, 4 am I was wide awake. I got up at 4:20 and read blogs before I went running. A productive start to the week, I guess?
The good thing about daylight savings time is that it gets light out earlier in the morning. I have been enjoying the sunrises again.
However, I don’t enjoy it getting dark at 5:30pm. On Tuesday I went to yoga and it was already starting to get dark on my walk there at 5:15. I started wondering what I am going to do in the winter. My yoga studio is about a mile away and there is no parking nearby. I started going in March so I never really had to deal with walking there in the winter, but I have a feeling I am going to be way less motivated to walk there in the cold and dark.
At least its boot season so I can go back to wearing my compression socks all the time!
I’m having a really hard time figuring out what to wear for my morning runs. Some days 45 degrees feels colder than others, depending on the wind. And I feel like my weather app lies about the wind sometimes. I am usually happy in shorts and a long sleeve shirt, and compression socks. I never know when to transition to capris which means that I usually just wear shorts until its too cold and I need to wear tights. I’m trying to start thinking about what I might want to wear for the marathon, but I have no idea how the weather will be. Last time I ran Philly it was in the 50s and I probably dressed way too warm.
On Tuesday the wether was great for running – high 40s and no wind. I think that played a huge part in how good I felt on my run. I was planning to do a steady state run around 7:55-8:15 pace as I have done the past 2 weeks, but it ended up being quite a bit faster. I got home and was all like “I love running!!” and Rob looked at me like I was crazy.
I was in target yesterday and the rumors are true- they have their Christmas section up. Others have said this and I didn’t really want to believe it.
I guess since its the holiday season I need to get my hands on one of those red Starbucks cups!
Do you feel like its suddenly winter/the holiday season?
What temperature is your limit for running in shorts?
Thanks, Amanda, for hosting Thursdays are for Thinking Out Loud!
My first giveaway won, woohoo! I’m not feeling like its winter just yet, probably because I’m just too distracted, but I do have that what to wear confusion that hits me every fall with running. I’ve actually been overdressing thinking I’ll be colder or just wanting to avoid that initial cold feeling, which is unusual for me. I’ve also been up way too early lately!
Congrats! I still need to E-mail you about it:) I think I’ve been underdressing for the weather. I dress for the temperature but then rain and wind makes it feel so much colder! I am really hoping I don’t wake up at 4am tomorrow on my rest day!
I’m not sure what distance you run, but I used to bring a long sleeve shirt with me & lay it out somewhere along the trail I ran on. If I got cold during the run, I’d pick it up. I’d also almost always wear gloves & a headband.
That’s a really good idea! I run around the city, and I would be worried my stuff would get stolen around here:)
I have been waking up wide awake too super early! And I hate that it is so dark but I know that once we cross the winter solstice, it slowly begins to lighten up again. I struggle sometimes with what to wear in this kinda in between fall/winter weather for my morning runs. I have been going lighter on the layers so far since I warm up pretty quickly.
I have also been dressing lighter (shorts and tshirts most days) but when its windy and rainy I get so much colder than I would expect! I miss the days of just throwing on a tank top and shorts, no questions asked:)
You’re SO brave to be out and running in the cold! Not for me. I think the time change has gotten my internal clock all confused. Waking up at about 3:30 most nights and not being able to go back to sleep. Ugh! Have a great day!
Oh wow 3:30 is super early! I can handle 4-something since i get up at 5 anyway. I think I have just gotten used to the cold over the years because I REALLY don’t like the treadmill:)
No lie Target had its Christmas stuff up on Halloween. I was there. It is unacceptable. We are definitely seeing the first signs of the season to come around here. The wind is seriously picking up, and we are getting that damp cold that I hate SO MUCH.
Our weather has been a little crazy…warm one day and then cold and rainy and windy the next. I never know how to dress for running or anything else. These stores need to slow down with the holiday madness!
I hate that it has been getting dark so early. For me, I am already starting to wear capris on my runs. I don’t like being chilly, even when I start.
I also hate that it gets dark so early! I am ready for bed at like 6pm!
Walmart had their Christmas stuff up behind their Halloween section. I kept just looking at the floor so I wouldn’t have to see the Christmas section. Now I’ve seen my first Christmas commercial, Starbucks has their red cups, and I’m digging in my heals so I can enjoy Thanksgiving.
I always hate falling back an hour. I know I get the sun again when I’m driving in to work, but the past 3 days I slept right up until my alarm, and then this morning I was awake at 4:30. I’d like some middle ground so I’m not dragging at 9am.
I can’t believe the christmas stuff was out so early! I also want to enjoy November. I don’t want to be sick of christmas stuff before December!
And yes, this time change stuff is ridiculous!
I love your boots! I’m the same way with the time change. I cant take advantage of the extra hour of sleep because I’m wide awake.
Thanks! And I would rather fall behind than spring ahead with the time change, but I still feel SO thrown off!
For a precise answer, somewhere around 45-48* is my shorts limit. If I question, I wear a snow hat, because it is easy to take off and I just tuck it in my waistband if I don’t end up needing it.
It does feel like winter suddenly…I can’t wait to put up decorations, but I will, at least 2 more weeks.
Thats a good idea to just wear a hat if you think you might need it. My shorts limit is similar, although today it was 53 and I wore shorts and a tshirt but I was freezing by the end because it was pouring rain and windy! I need to remember that the rain makes it feel much colder when you get soaked!
Daylight savings has majorly messed with me too. I’ve been super productive in the morning (waho!) but get home from work and it’s just over. It’s dark already, and I keep just assuming it’s time to go to bed! Plus..it’s been super cold and snowy and rainy…so that also drops the motivation!
I struggle with when to transition to warmer running clothes, too. I walked to work the other morning in shorts and a light jacket and then about two feet out the door realized it was a very cold 40 degrees.
Wearing crazy socks under boots is certainly one of my favorite things about winter. If I have to wear snow boots, may as well take advantage of it. 🙂
Haha it sounds like we are very similar! I feel like I get so much more done in the mornings now (like reading blogs at 4:30am makes me feel totally crazy!) and then after work I just crash!
Yes!!
I love living in Southern California, but I do miss fall sometimes. I just want to wear tights and boots and sweaters like everyone else! Luckily it was chilly enough the other day to wear a sweater, but now it’s back in the 80s. Hopefully a cold front will come through soon!
Its so funny to hear the perspectives of people who live in warmer areas! I do like fall clothes, but I think i would really like having warm weather all the time!
I feel like the only one who hasn’t gotten a red cup yet, haha. Also I HATE THE COLD. Especially this wind and warm day, cold day nonsense. Ugh. The dark in the morning and then when I get out of work is the worst. Especially since the window in my office faces a brick wall so some days I’m not seeing the sun! Talk about depressing.
Don’t worry, I haven’t gotten a red cup either! The weather lately has been awful. I never know what to expect! I think that last winter was kind of traumatizing and I am so not ready to face all that again!
nice boots! and I agree, fall just seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet! 🙂 The sight of Christmas decorations, music and cold weather makes me sad…
I agree- I enjoy the holiday season but I also want to make the most of fall and not get sick of Christmas stuff before its even Thanksgiving!
If you go to Charm City Yoga in Fells you can park at my apartment! They only tow after like 9pm when the security guard gets there haha let me know though because parking is such a pain over there. Maybe it will motivate me to actually go to a class. I’m determined to get there one of these days!
I will have to look into the schedule there and I’ll let you know! I bought a 10 class pack, and I think I have like 4 left so I need to figure out if I’m gonna buy more or what to do.
I can’t figure out when to transition out of shorts either. This is my first time running in “real” winter so I find it all kinda confusing.
I might be the only one, but I’m really excited about seeing holiday stuff! I usually don’t get too excited about it but I totally am this year.
I love the holidays but it just seems so early! And I think my feelings behind it are more because I am not ready for winter weather. If we could have fall weather and holiday stuff for months I would be perfectly happy:)
I love how it’s lighter in the mornings now, but I’m not so much of a fan of the 5 pm sunset. It makes me feel so lazy and sleepy!
Me too! I feel like I don’t want to do anything after work anymore!
Oh my goodness, I WISH Fort Lauderdale got cold enough that I would have an excuse to buy a whole new cold-weather wardrobe! Unfortunately we’re already back into the 80s after last week’s short lived cold front. The high 40s sounds like such great weather to look forward to on race day! I hope your marathon isn’t too windy though!
Haha I am jealous of you 80 degrees:) The grass is always greener, right?:)
I was also very excited to wear compression socks now that it is boot season too, haha 🙂
I have been looking forward to being able to do that all summer!
Ugh, I am far from ready for winter or the holidays. I enjoy fall running weather, but it always zooms by too fast to winter-y weather. I struggle to figure out what to wear running too! I tend to stick with shorts if it’s 45 degrees or warmer, as long as I have long sleeves on.
But you do have a good point about boots & compression socks- they are a pretty fantastic pairing 🙂
It always seems like the mild seasons go by too fast! Winter feels soooo long so I know once its here, its here to stay!
Its been “unseasonably cold” in Naples…which means, like, low of 60s haha. So I’ve been LOVING the fall weather that we’re randomly getting!
That sounds like perfect weather to me!
I feel like this post was written by me! I am having THE HARDEST time adjusting to the time change and am not okay with the nighttime darkness, or the chilly weather…WAHHHHHH!!!!!!!! My post for tomorrow is all of my whines regarding this stupid time change!
This stuff seems to be the theme of blogs lately, I think many of us are feeling the same way! Looking forward to reading your post tomorrow, I’m sure I’ll be able to relate!!
The transition from Halloween to Christmas is way too quick. By the time Christmas get’s here i’m tired of it already! I hate the time change because it means my kids are up at 4am 🙂
That’s what I’m worried about- I want to be able to enjoy the holiday season when it gets closer! I feel like it should still be time to enjoy fall and start to get ready for Thanksgiving!
Ugh – I despise daylight savings time! It really throws me off for a few days, especially with my appetite.
It is simply too early for Christmas. I just want to enjoy Thanksgiving! I think I’m the only one who doesn’t go crazy for those starbucks cups…
I haven’t gotten the starbucks cup yet, and Ill probably wait until it gets a little colder and hopefully I’ll feel some of the holiday spirit by then!
I have a love/hate relationship with daylight savings time. I leave for work at 6am EST and I used to hate that it was so dark when I left for work. Now the sun is rising right in my eyes 🙂 You can’t win. But I agree that it is great for working out!
Yep its so true that you just can’t win! Hopefully in a few weeks the sun won’t be as bad as it rises slightly later? Wishful thinking:)
Oh man Lisa. I can’t even tell you. It is HARD to get yourself to run when it is DARK AND COLD. You really need a goal you are working toward. I am such a chicken with the cold. I agree with everything you said–what to wear, and daylight freakin’ savings. LOVE the sunrise…but don’t love how fast it’s dark.
I do think the change is fun though–a constant season and holiday change makes life unique, which I like.
You’re awesome!
I agree that the change is nice! I always say I would love living somewhere thats warm year round, but honestly I would probably get bored and I’m sure i would find something to complain about!