2.5 miles up to the gym in a winter wonderland (read: on very snowy/icy sidewalks), easy, 7:50 pace uphill.
7 miles on treadmill. First 6 at roughly MP (6:11), last 1 at roughly tempo (5:48).
2.5 very cold miles home, extremely easy, 9:00 pace downhill.
My attire was probably not smart tonight. Temperature was 20 degrees F with a windchill of 12, but I wanted to run fast on the treadmill, so I needed a thin singlet and light shorts (galaxy print, obviously). I didn't feel like carrying a bag on the way up to the gym, so I just threw on thin gloves and a light fleece, in addition to a baseball cap, a headlamp, and the massive super reflective triangle that I've belted to the backside of my waist on all my night runs lately. In any case, on the way home, my legs got cold, and that was fine, but my face froze and my I was slipping all around in my flats. I had taken 5 minutes to dry the sweat off my singlet, so that helped, but the wet hair under my hat sucked, and the overall remaining dampness made things colder. I'm not sure what the best solution is in the future if I decide to do warmup up to the gym, run there, and then run home. Maybe I should wear a super light pack with flats and singlet to change into, along with a baseball cap (I'm weird and don't like to run without a hat), and then I can wear beefier shoes, tights, another shirt, and another hat on the way up? Running with a backpack is annoying, but so is slipping around and getting cold. IDK. I guess today's road/sidewalk conditions were pretty close to as bad as it gets for running out here.
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