10.5 miles, suuuuuper slow (literally an 8:25 average), because a) I felt like going really easy, b) people in Salt Lake are inconsiderate and don't de-ice the sidewalks in front of their houses despite being legally obligated to do so, and c) Kinvaras don't grip well at all on ice, especially when they're not brand new, so I had to run even slower than planned.
The route was my place up to 9th East, down to 27th South, up to Elizabeth, onto Highland, up to to 21st, down to 7th east, up to Liberty Park, through there to 6th South, up to South Temple, and back home.
It was 7 degrees with a windchill of 0 when I finished. Thank science for Rupp-esque ski masks that keep your face toasty. I'm glad that I didn't go running even later, as right now the windchill is down to -5. When the windchill is 0 or above, it's not a big deal with tights and a mask. Below -10 is generally pretty miserable, and anywhere in between varies based on how I'm feeling that day. Hopefully we'll get some typically brutal Minnesota weather while I'm back from the 20th to 30th so that I can toughen up for the rest of the winter like usual. For now though, single-digit temps with a nearly sub-zero windchill are surprisingly not bad.
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