Running for the joy of it in 2025

A chilly -19C/-2F this morning.  It took a while to thaw out after my run.  Very little traffic today.  9:37 pace.

Planned on running a bit further today, but the legs just didn't have it.  Sluggish.  Not nearly as cold as previous days:  -20C/-4F.  9:45 pace.

Really nasty out there.  A heavy snow fall and a stiff East wind.  Lots of accumulation on the roads.  Tough running.  An ultra slow 10:21 pace.

A very slow 9:52 pace. Heavy legs the last few days. Am going to get out for my first x-country ski of the season this afternoon.

Tough conditions today.  School busses cancelled due to poor road conditions.  It rained all night, and that continues all day today.  The roads are pretty slick.  10:06 pace.

I took 2 days off running to see if I could get some life back into my heavy legs.  Hard to tell if it made a difference, given today's run was mostly struggling with the footing, and then running the last mile and a bit into a very stiff 36mph wind.

It rained quite a bit yesterday - was even some lightening around Noon - and then the cold returned.  The main roads, however, are clear; running them was good this morning.  Legs felt much better until just after mile 3; then, it was like someone pulled a plug and I was back to heavy legs.  

Snowed all night and no plows out, so tried to run in the tire ruts.  Like running in mashed potatoes.  Kept it slow and even at a 9:59 pace.  

Mild temps and slushy roads; 9:38 pace.  Finally got out on the trails for my 1st ski of the season yesterday.  Will go again later this morning.

Tough conditions today.  Lots of fresh snow and a strong North wind.  No plows out.  School busses cancelled.  9:44 pace.

Miserable morning here, so I took to the treadmill.  Kept it at an even 10:00 pace, for one hour of running.

Outside, it was -22C/-8F, but the stiff North wind made it feel like -35C/-31F.  When the Celcius and the Farenheit measurements get that close together, you know it's never good to be running out there.

Wow, that was a cold run!  The wind was not an issue, so it was just the icy -28C/-18F temperature to deal with.  My face mask was pretty frosted up when I was done.  9:28 pace.  Roads are hard packed snow/ice.

Tough conditions for running.  Lots of snow on the ground and still falling.  Very poor visibility.  Very little traffic too, so there were places with no tire tracks to follow.  Planned on running longer, but an hour in this was enough.  10:15 pace.

Same routine - lots of fresh snow over night, no snow plows out, like running through mashed potatoes.  A bit more mild, however, and virtually no wind.  9:16 pace.  Will hit the ski trails again this afternoon.

-26C/-15F with a bit of wind to make it feel colder.  6 miles was enough in that.  9:27 pace.

Not quite as cold as yesterday, but still...  9:33 pace.

Ran just a quarter mile outside before I changed my mind and took it to the treadmill.   Nasty road conditions, and I didn't have the legs to fight through it.  10:00/mile easy pace.

Icy cold, with a stiff North wind thrown in for an extra bit of challenge; 9:54 pace.

Painfully COLD today at -33C/-28F, so decided to hit the treadmill.  10:00/mile pace.

Didn't get out yesterday.  I was on the road out of town for a few hours, and then had to visit the hospital, so the first chance I had to run was in the afternoon.  By then, it was a choice between running and skiing, so I chose to hit the trails.  Today, an early morning run; 9:14 pace.

Early start to get the run done before a busy day began; 9:22 pace.

Took it to the treadmill - very cold out!  10:00/mile pace.

Cold morning for running, especially with that North wind.  But I finally had a bit of spring in my legs which has been lacking the last few weeks.  9:10 pace.

Treadmill.  Just didn't want to face the cold, North wind this morning.  10:00/mile pace.