I was fully prepared to head to the local club's treadmill today. I was going to do some 400 repetitions today during the course of a 15 mile run and had no desire to even attempt that on sloppy roads. I had my shorts and singlet all laid out for a trip to the club, but when I looked out the window the moon was bright so I figured there was no new snow. I suited up and headed out the door only to find a couple inches of new snow and a decent snow still coming down.

Given that I was all dressed, was out early, and was wearing my screwed shoes, I decided to go for a few miles to see how the knees felt. Although the roads were sloppy, I was getting decent traction and the knees felt fine. After about a mile I turn onto a half-mile stretch of road that has a lot of traffic and poorly plowed shoulders. At that point I nearly turned around, thinking I would go snow shoeing. But I pushed on for that difficult 1/2 mile to turn onto a road that is usually well maintained. It was! There is little traffic on this road so I was able to run down the center line where I was usually touching pavement for most of the next 12 miles.

I never got my 400's in, but I did have a good 15 miles. The pace was miserable, but I felt good.

I'm still looking forward to warmer weather and clear roads.

Victor

Cross-training: 0.0 miles
Running: 15.0 miles
Shoes: Mizuno Wave Riders w/ Sheet Metal Screws
WTD running: 26.0 miles
WTD total: 32.0 miles

posted by Not So Competitive Runner at 4:59 PM