10 reasons why a run injury in February is a good thing

2/11/2018

It's now been a month since I last ran. Given the chance, of course I would absolutely rather be running, but if there were a few weeks that made me just a little bit smug about not running, these would probably be it!

I've found that being able to at least write about running related topics has kept me feeling productive and in touch. So, as a twist to my 'Suggestions for a runner not running' post, here are the top 10 reasons why having a running injury in February is actually a good thing...

1. The obvious one...the weather

There is literally a mountain of snow in my backyard, piled high by my husband to give the dogs room to play. Over the past three days we've received 25 cm of snow, on top of the snow we already had on the ground. Today there was wind, a moment of sun, pouring rain, ice pellets and fluffy snow all within a few hours.

We all know that if you didn't post it on social media it didn't happen. Well, it's been so cold that you wouldn't want to be taking your mitts off to take photos anyway. Who knows, there may be other friends out there who are injured but I'd just been thinking they were too cold to post running photos.

2. Extra coffee or tea...Who needs to hydrate with water if you're not running?

Let's just say I've become well acquainted with my Starbucks and Tim Horton's apps this month.

3. You have an excuse to parking close instead of trying to get in more steps

My husband has had the car all to himself most weekend days because I'm not driving all over the GTA to get to races. I rarely have to clean snow off the car, and I get to park close to where I'm going and not feel guilty!

4. You can watch the Olympics and feel patriotic instead of lazy

Just try to tell me those doubles curling matches weren't really cool!

5. Valentine's Day chocolate

Enough said.

6. Your shoes won't get salt stained

I have a new pair of my favourite shoes just waiting for the day I can run again. And I'm kinda happy I won't have to break them out in the snow, slush and salt!