How Much Discomfort Can I Tolerate?!

Weather - 32 degrees, snow.

Very unusual day. I woke at 6:00am, am not sure why. I felt sick, but I got out of bed and looked out the window. The sky was just beginning to gather some light, and it illuminated a fantastic snowfall. Snow was clinging to all objects - trees, fences, bikes, sign posts, etc.

Even though I felt like crap I gathered my photography gear and headed out the door. I knew I was going to the railyard, and I couldn't wait to see what it would look like.

I recently decided to try both film and digital photography, film for b/w, and digital for color studies. I don't own a digital camera, so I borrowed Rachel's. I ended up getting 30 shots on digi and 11 with film at the railyard. It was fun switching to both cameras, but my hands got numb and I left the yard earlier than I wanted to.

When I got home I let my fingers thaw, then I headed out the door with my running shoes and the digi camera. The camera is so small it fits snugly in my running jacket. I wanted to take some pictures of the South Farms, and also anything else along the way that looked interesting. 

I ended up going 6.5 miles, and got about 50 more digi captures. A fun and beautiful day!

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Turning into the corn fields

Running in the corn fields with some rock doves

 
South Farms road at mid-point

 Running in the corn fields

End of the South Farms loop

Weather - 35 degrees, cloudy.

Knocked out by a cold today, I ran 1 mile home from work, knowing I did not want to have to go back outdoors after getting home.

I feel like this won't be gone for about another week. At least my legs are feeling really fresh.

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Weather - 28 degrees, cloudy.

Still sick, but I was able to run to the arboretum and then do 3 sets of strength exercises.

My legs feel great with all the rest I am getting.

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A picture of the railyard a few days ago :

Railyard with Tripod
Digital Capture 2008

Weather - 36 degrees, cloudy.

Every day I feel worse than the last day. The thing that feels good are my legs, so I am managing to still get my daily run in. Today the same as yesterday, to the arboretum and then some strength exercises.

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An alley  3 blocks from my house :

Weather - 20 degrees, sunny, windy.

A cold day, but it does not seem to bother me anymore, I learned last year the more layers the better. Wore 4 layers today, and it felt like 70 degrees while I ran to the arboretum. I did 3 sets of strength exercises after the run.

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Weather - 15 degrees, clear.

First time in a while I had to wear a face mask to protect myself from the cold. Today I finally made it over the hump, and am feeling a bit better, but kept the run short and very easy. 

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Weather - 25 degrees, snow, windy.

I'm beginning to recover from my illness, so I decided to run 2 miles to work to catch up on some things. I'm probably 5-7 days away from being able to run farther than 5 miles.

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