New Year's Day

I was so pleased to see a sign at Bally this week that they would be open at 8 AM today, so I looked forward to getting 2009 off to an ambitious start, as I had planned to do 10 miles. But, though I waited outside their door in my car from 7:50 till 8:15, it remained resolutely locked and dark. (I'm thinking whoever was scheduled to open must have partied too hard last night.) So I made my way home and did a cautious 2.2 miles outdoors on a nippy morning (17 degrees), slowly and cautiously, telling myself safety was much more important than either speed or distance, and at least I was doing something.