Objective: 1 easy, remainder moderate. Recovery week & mini-taper. 5:15 AM: 35F, heavy precip. - rain mixed with wet snow. Wind 5-10 mph except in some open spaces; seemed like ~20 mph around Eagle Lake. Traction: good in 1st 3 miles, after that it became part solid snow, mostly slush swamp. Muck-o-meter on high.
Miserable weather! We seem to be in this pattern where it rains all night and starts snowing 2 minutes before my run. I don't know whether the rest of the country gets a lot of this wet snow, but it is horrible: huge (1+ inch across), wet flakes. And when they hit skin, clothing, or shoes, they stick. They collect on the ground and make a deep layer of slush. I'm so tired of being wet and cold. Dry snow with colder air would be far easier.
Not that I would have relished being out in this weather even longer, but I am frustrated by my late start today, especially because I did manage to drag myself out of bed on time. But my favorite cat, the Cat Who Must Be Obeyed, was badly injured in a fight yesterday. I underestimated the time it would take for me to get his needs taken care of this morning. His swelling is down and he is eating well, so I'm sure he'll be ok, but he is quite beat up. I wish he would consent to be an indoor cat like the other two, but he needs a bigger world. For now he is willing to stay inside, thank goodness. Now, where did I put that silver lining to this mucky morning? ...Oh yes, here it is: no treadmill!!! :)
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