The windchill at daybreak was -17 degrees Fahrenheit, its cold. I finally remembered out how to layer correctly, my fingers didn’t freeze. My wife gave me a real cool Adidas beanie for Valentines Day to keep my head warm.
It felt like I was ten years old, cruising through the Poor Farm Meadow blazing a new trail. The snow is fresh and crisp. It’s sturdy enough to keep the wild turkeys from breaking through but not this heavy-weight under-trained runner. On the return the fun continued as I stayed on the side of the road scaling snow mounds. An occasional rock wall presented itself as an edgy challenge to inline run and bound to a four foot drop. If only every run was as much fun at ten minutes per mile.
Training: am, 14, 4.0M, Snowshoes, 40 minutes 146 AHR
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Nice! Good cross training for sure. I think mine will see some use soon (I'm off all of next week).
ReplyDeleteWhen we had our big snow, I ran 45 minutes through the city in nearly knee-high wet snow in my hiking boots. It was a blast. But 17 below zero is a bit on the cold side for sure.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great workout for those inner thigh muscles and low impact too (assuming you don't crash).
ReplyDeleteI like the countdown clock Mark. 54 days and counting....
ReplyDeleteI'm we all can just avoid injury & illness - Hopkinton, here we come!