There's a group meeting at 7am Saturday morning at a local park to do a long run. It's better than the 5am that another group meets at many weekends. However, it's cold outside. I'm not talking 40's & 50's that you southern people have to deal with. I'm talking 23* with a feel of 11* for 7am on Saturday. Winds are at 14 mph. It's also gonna snow up to 4" until 6am.
But I'm desperate to do a long run. I need to get out there. I know that 11 miles on a YMCA treadmill is NOT in my future. BUUUUT, I have never ran in this type of weather before. Sure other people run in worse weather than this but I haven't.
How will I even know how to dress? I realise layers are the key but what if it's still not enough? 2 socks? 2 gloves?
And water. How do I carry water with me if it freezes at first contact of outside? I guess if worse comes to worse, I could just eat snow. As long as it's now yellow snow.
Footing. I just got the YakTrax so I shouldn't be too worried about footing but with the 4" of snow we're supposed to get up until 6am, I don't know if anything will be plowed to run on.
Plus, the worse part. How will I be able to get up that early on a freezing Saturday morning? How will I urge myself to get out from under my heater blanket at 6am??
Oh and I'm going out to a bar tonight to see friends that I haven't seen in a very long time. I only plan on having a beer or two but it's not that that I'm worried about. I'm worried about energy supply; being tired and the like. I don't want to leave them early but if I'm serious about this April marathon, I have GOT to get on schedule and do this! I just hope they'll understand if I leave at midnight or earlier to get at least 6 hours of sleep.
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I've got a six mile run today. It's happening on the treadmill. It's still snowing and blowing outside and, like you, I've never run in weather like this. I just want a dry weekend here and there. Cold I can deal with. Cold AND snow? Not so much.
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