Going With The Flow

Sometimes you just need 10-11 hours of sleep!

It was chillier this morning. Awesome you got some extra sleep!

I felt the same way this morning Andrea. I was really wishing I had some gloves. :( So not looking forward to freezing cold runs.

No one is looking forward to this? --> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3k3IwVa1DDz8EZc--bkCkg?feat=directlink

Usually I'm itching to get on snow by this point, but this year I'd rather it just stayed unseasonably warm for the next 4 months.

I have to admit, it's hard not to get a little fired up with a picture like that! Bottomless powder is the best!!

BUT then once I start thinking about less daylight, freezing, running with completely frozen hands and ice on the streets...yeah I think I could wait a little longer :)

there was definitely a chill in the air this morning, and i didn't like it. if mother nature is fair, she will give us an extended summer to make up for the ridiculously extended winter.

looking forward to going long tomorrow!

Andrea, that description of winter running just brought back some sweet remembrance. Ugh.

Allie let's hope Mother nature is fair. She was nasty to us this winter/spring.

Jake, awesome pics! How do you feel about running in the freezing temps?

IT BUILDS CHARACTER!!!

Honestly its not my favorite, but I'd rather run in freezing temps outside than on the treadmill. We are fortunate to live in an age of very, very good technical clothing. My biggest problem is my hands freezing, regardless of how many layers of gloves and mittens I wear.

After spending 2 winters living at 8000 feet in Central Colorado (where it was negative something EVERY morning for ~3 months), this first winter in SLC wasn't bad at all. I got my mileage in :-)

I can't tell you the number of times I told Jake that he and I already have enough character!!

LOL! Let's all build some character together!

Ok so Jake and Andrea, this last winter in Utah was pretty bad as far as temps. Usually we don't get that cold, nor stay cold for quite that long. So here's to positive thinking that mother nature will be kinder this year and allow some sunny-cold runs this winter. Survivable ones. Also, the best winter runs are up the Provo Canyon trail. So amazing!

Jake-what brand of tech clothing do you opt for in the winter?

SAUCONY!!! :-)

Seriously though, before they started giving us shoes, I was already all about Saucony's winter gear b/c of the color. That vizipro orange (with a built-in reflective light) is amazing when you are doing 20 miles a day in the dark. I have an old goretex road runner sports shell that I would also wear when it was precipitating which still works very well. The main thing I found was useful was actually just trying to prove to Andrea that I could and would run outside everyday no matter what :-)

I hope that we get big storm cycles on Wed-Thur every week this winter, and then sunshine and a stable snowpack for the weekends and beginnings of the week! That is probably very wishful thinking.

Is it time to go home from work yet?

i will also jump in and say that it is possible to run outside everyday if you have the right clothing. i stayed warm all winter last year, but sometimes i had to get creative (i.e. wearing a bandana over my face "bank robber" style). freezing hands are my biggest issue as well. i found that hand warmers worked really well inside warm ski mittens.

anyway, all of this is making me cold. luckily it's a beautiful day outside and it's just about time to start labor day weekend! we have at least another two months of awesome running weather ahead.

The bank robber bandana is another veteran move that I used a lot last winter.

But yeah, I'm glad I don't have to wear a shirt for a while longer!

if you have to break out the ski goggles you know you are really a trooper in the cold/flying snow running...with the addition of the bank robber style bandana. Okay I ONLY did that once. I also have the 80s style neck warmer in pink. I lost my leg warmers.