We had a sick kid last night so lack of sleep prevented me from getting up to row, lift, and spin. Instead I headed out for a noon time run of six miles. It is zero out with a strong north wind. The first third of the run head directly north into the wind. By the end of the second mile, I had icecycles forming on my eyelashes and I was worried about frostbite. The second third runs east. Not too bad and my eyelashes thawed out. The last third runs mostly south again and with the sun in my face and the wind at my back I pulled off my had and unzipped my jacket. Always start by running into the wind on cold days. Especially if the wind is from the north and the sun is up.

The footing was a bit tricky here and there. Too cold for salt so I pretty much ran on snow the whole way. Fortunately, when the snow is this cold it stays pretty firm and I was generally able to get a good grip.

I also had a 1.5 mile walk to and from work to get the car.

I have a 10+ mile run planned for before sunrise tomorrow morning. It is supposed to be 10 below zero, but at least the wind should be gone.

Cross-training: 3.0 miles
Running: 6.0 miles
Shoes: ASICS Eagle (trail shoe)
WTD running: 6.0 miles
WTD total: 9.0 miles

posted by Not So Competitive Runner at 2:59 PM