Runners! Enjoying the -30 temps? Enjoying layering up to run outside? Enjoying large icicles hanging off the old head? Not me, I am TIRED of this weather, and although I managed to get outside for 4, yes, 4, runs in this freezingest of freezing cold weather this week, I am tired of the cold and the running trials and tribulations that go with it and am ready for summer. It is just so much more work in so many more ways to run outside in the winter, especially when its cold.
Remember before when I mentioned Christopher McDougall (author) and the book Born to Run? Remember? He recently did a talk at a Ted X event...and even if you're not a runner, the science is fascinating and worth 15 minutes of your time- this I promise. Watch and consider- is this crazy barefoot running thing for you? Yes? No? Comments? Debates? And one last thing, for those of you crazy enough to consider it...I seriously do NOT suggest a barefoot run in this weather. Perhaps let's wait until summer to check this crazy barefoot theory out!
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Showing posts with label running in the cold. Show all posts
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Juxtaposition
Last Friday when I went for my long run, it was like this...
This week when I ventured out for my long run, it was like this...
Any guesses which run was better?
It's not rocket science, that's for sure! Beautiful sunshine, warm temperatures and calm winds made for a much, much for fabulous run for me! It was just a positive experience all around.
This is in COMPLETE juxtaposition to my run the previous Friday. Can I be honest? That run was so awful I just about cried...almost, but not quite...OK...MAYBE a tear or two, but I'm not sure, it could have been from the wind. I was at least an hour away from home with a ridiculously frigid north wind practically blowing me right off the path. I like to think that I'm kind of a hearty runner (ARJR forcing me out of bed for a -30 run or two in the Peg helped with the hearty factor), but this was just plain miserable. In fact, it was quite enough to make me question my sanity and what the hell I was doing out in the great out of doors when I could be snuggled up on my couch with a blanket and a good book. I actually walked a few times...and believe me, I never, EVER walk.
And then this Friday happened. Almost like summer. And it was enough to erase the previous weeks run from my recent memory and I was just content to be out in the world, padding along the path, loving life. Amazing.
This week when I ventured out for my long run, it was like this...
Any guesses which run was better?
It's not rocket science, that's for sure! Beautiful sunshine, warm temperatures and calm winds made for a much, much for fabulous run for me! It was just a positive experience all around.
This is in COMPLETE juxtaposition to my run the previous Friday. Can I be honest? That run was so awful I just about cried...almost, but not quite...OK...MAYBE a tear or two, but I'm not sure, it could have been from the wind. I was at least an hour away from home with a ridiculously frigid north wind practically blowing me right off the path. I like to think that I'm kind of a hearty runner (ARJR forcing me out of bed for a -30 run or two in the Peg helped with the hearty factor), but this was just plain miserable. In fact, it was quite enough to make me question my sanity and what the hell I was doing out in the great out of doors when I could be snuggled up on my couch with a blanket and a good book. I actually walked a few times...and believe me, I never, EVER walk.
And then this Friday happened. Almost like summer. And it was enough to erase the previous weeks run from my recent memory and I was just content to be out in the world, padding along the path, loving life. Amazing.
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