Sunday, January 24th, 2010
One of the biggest winter myths is that the winter cold and flu is caused by the drop in temperature when in reality, people are just spending too much time inside catching bugs from one another!
So get off the dreadmill and get outside people!
Despite being a little chili out there, winter is still a beautiful time to get out! Today was a bright and sunny 30 degrees so I decided to get some snowy trail running in while it was still cold and before a big thaw comes tomorrow and it all turns to mud.
I took the frankenshoes out for another test and loved ‘em. The screws made my feet sore with too much running on ice or pavement, but packed snow is definitely their sweet spot. I logged somewhere between 5 and 6 miles and almost excusively packed snow and they performed like rockstars. I was flying down steep descents and climbing up snowy hills without hesitation.
Enjoy it while it lasts. Before you know it, spring will be on our doorsteps and all that soft white stuff will be a distant memory.
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Despite almost a foot of fresh snow on the ground this morning, I kept up with the training plan and actually pulled off a decent run this afternoon down the Charles River. Most of the sidewalks weren’t even shoveled yet, but a good couple inches of packed snow are just nature’s form of resistance training. All in total it ended up being about 12.5 miles in about 2:20. Really slow pace, but my ankles, calves and gluts definitely got a workout jumping over and through tons of snow drifts and making sure I didn’t land on my ass.
I assumed not many people would be out along the river but was hoping the city might look nice all covered in a fresh layer of white snow so I brought my camera along to snap some pics. Unfortunately everything was still pretty gray, and the snow and wind picked up a lot around mile 10 of the run, so there weren’t any nice chrismas scenes but you can at least enjoy me running and talking into the camera while I almost bite it hard on a patch of ice.
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The one good thing about cold weather running is every time you do your coldest run ever, everything else gets easier from there. Last week, 30 degrees and windy was a stretch. This week, it doesn’t seem so bad after doing a 20 degree run in the wind and snow.
While the run was actually a really good time, until my energy level and body temp started to drop quickly around mile 10, it is good to know that I can hunker down and pump out a decent performance when the conditions suck. That isn’t to say that I’m hoping for conditions like today for the hyannis marathon, but it is at least a little confidence booster.
I hope wherever the hell you are reading this right now, it is warmer than it is here.
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