ORN: Ran 3 miles in 29'02, but the key thing is I ran outside, even though it was 22° out there. Rather than split my skull on the ice and die the sweet, slow death of hypothermia on my usual riparian route, I played it safe and ran around the block a bunch of times. Turns out that between the people, the icy sidewalks, the cars darting in and out of driveways, and the low-hanging tree limbs, I don't think I was that much safer.
Running around the block a bunch of times is better than a treadmill, but it's still boring. Once or twice, just to jazz things up, I crossed the street and ran around a different block. Some businesses [like mine] did a great job of keeping their sidewalks clear of ice. Others [I'm looking at you Greyhound terminal and Carrier warehouse] had ice-skating rinks around their buildings.
This weather is killing my motivation, but the good news is that the weather should warm up for this weekend. Friday night's overnight low is supposed to be a balmy 39°; Saturday's high, a scorching 60°. I can't wait.
Heh, the weather plays tricks on all runner's plans and motivation. On the other hand, it also makes runners more inventive.
ReplyDeleteRunning in circles can be quite the necessary evil :-(
We're supposed to hit 50 this weekend around here, & like you, I'm EXCITED!
ReplyDeletehang in there... winter will be over soon, I hope. Good thing is you're sticking to it no matter what!
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