Finding it hard to get up, out and running on these cold, dark, snowy days? Here's an idea for you.

A friend of mine just invited me to a special evening run (we're typically early-morning runners) tomorrow night -- a neighborhood holiday lights tour.

Forget driving around to look at the lights, lace up your shoes, put on your warmest tights and reflective gear and hit the streets for a dose of evening Christmas cheer that will also burn a few hundred calories.