A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

8:30am:  When I got up this morning I had a decision to make.  It snowed again last night and the temperature was 4 degrees with a wind chill of minus 9.  I could run on the treadmill (boring) or brave the weather.  I put my Yaktrax on my shoes and went for it.  

It snowed the whole way and there was an inch of new powder on top of yesterdays frozen snow.  It was a blast.  I ran 15.52 miles in 2 hours and it was very peaceful.  I am SO glad I decided to go outside.  Besides, it warmed to 6 degrees with a winchill of minus 4 by the end so it was all good.  The wind wasn't that bad and I was pretty comfortable.

6:30am:  The temperature was minus-2 but there was very little wind and the moon was pretty bright so visibility was good.  I ran 10.56 miles at an easy pace.  My ankles are a bit sore from the snow running the last 2 days.  They always have to adjust to the uneven terrain in the winter.

6:30am:  It was 15 degrees and snowing pretty hard this morning.  The footing was pretty bad, especially going uphill on Satterfield.  There is enough snow on the streets in my neighborhood that you can safely drive a snowmobile down the street.  I know this because my neighbor has already done it.  I ran 10.51 miles slow because it was hard to run fast.

6:45am:  It snowed all day yesterday and there was no way I could run fast.  I have been slogging through deeper snow for 3 days so I needed a faster workout to maintain my leg turnover.  I ran on the treadmill today and it felt good to go fast again.  I ran 10.25 miles and averaged 6:58/mile with 2 miles at 6:31 all at a 1.5% incline.  Yeah.....I stunk up my basement real good.

6:45am:  It was minus-7 outside with a windchill of minus-16 so I ran on the treadmill again.  I ran 10.25 miles at an easy pace at a 1.5% incline.

6:45am:  The temperature was better today (23) but it was snowing hard and the wind was blowing steady at 20-25mph gusting over 30 so it was another treadmill day.  I ran another 10.25 miles averaging 6:58 with a few 6:30 miles at the end.

8:30am:  It was 14 degrees this morning with a wind chill of minus-1.  The streets are either snow-packed or have black ice from any melting yesterday so my Yaktrax were not the best solution.  I grabbed an old pair of Asics 2120's and put 12 hex-head sheet metal screws in each one for traction.  It worked really well and I felt like I was in good control in most conditions.  I ran 15.62 miles in just over 2 hours.