Running through Christmas

Posted January 3, 2012 at 8:40 pm | Tags: Brooks, Daily Mile, gear, holidays, New Balance, Twitter | 39962 Comments »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.runningbecauseican.com%2Frunning-through-christmas%2FRunning+through+Christmas2012-01-04+01%3A40%3A26David+H.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.runningbecauseican.com%2F%3Fp%3D3996

Christmas seemed to come and go so fast last month and I completely forgot to post about some great running gifts I received.

It all started with the Daily Mile Secret Santa when I received a very cool and reversible New Balance skull cap.

It turns out that Daily Mile co-founder Kelly Korevec drew my name. I put my new cap to use the very next day and have already worn it several times.

On Christmas morning I posted a fuzzy photo to Twitter with a pile of my running-related gifts.

Pictured below are Swiftwick arm sleeves, Brooks shorts, Brooks Nightlift Arm/Leg Bands and Brooks gloves from my mom; and a Brooks Nightlife Infiniti jacket from my mother-in-law:

In addition to some great family time and my son being disappointed that Santa was not sitting in the living room that morning, Christmas was topped off with a nice, quiet 4-mile run. I believe that Christmas Day is the perfect day to run — it’s a great gift to give myself a simple run with no pressure on time, distance or pace.

Only 356 days until the next Christmas!