It has been so cold here in the past few weeks that I've resigned myself to the treadmill. Last time I tried a run outside I just about froze my fingers off. But at least now I know that I can't run in anything under 20 degrees. I'm sick of the treadmill already. Bring on spring with the sun, warmer temps and actual daylight.
I treadmilled it today, too. Last time I ran outside was NYE, and I was petrified of falling the entire time. We have a thick layer of ice under the snow, and it was sooo awful trying to keep my balance; it was so unproductive.
I'm on the treadmill this week, too. I tried to go out yesterday and made it half of a mile before I decided that being bored was better than falling and breaking my leg, so I turned around and headed down to the treadmill. I'm sad, too, because my new garmin came yesterday, and I want to go play with it.
Post by bostonmichelle on Jan 3, 2014 21:49:17 GMT -5
I've been confined to my treadmill mostly since all the streets are snowy and none of the sidewalks are plowed. I think I'm going to drive tomorrow to a popular walking/running lake and do 3 miles in hopes of actually running outside and using my new garmin.
Temps are up this morning and then it's supposed to drop way, way down tonight. I'm going to try to get a long run in today - it's 20 degrees with windchill of 9. Orrrr I might just got to the gym
Well, I don't blame you for not venturing out, that's so cold I can't even imagine living somewhere like that. Does it get hot in summer or not really?
Well, I don't blame you for not venturing out, that's so cold I can't even imagine living somewhere like that. Does it get hot in summer or not really?
This will be the coldest it has been since the late 1990's, so it's not something we deal with every year. I don't think it is that bad in the summer, there is definitely a decent amount of humidity since there are a lot of lakes, but we moved from a location that was further south, so I think it's all perspective.
I've been confined to my treadmill mostly since all the streets are snowy and none of the sidewalks are plowed. I think I'm going to drive tomorrow to a popular walking/running lake and do 3 miles in hopes of actually running outside and using my new garmin.
I should go there too. BTW... If you are feeling ambitious, I am doing a 10k in March in Malden if you want to join! Let me know if you want details.
I've been confined to my treadmill mostly since all the streets are snowy and none of the sidewalks are plowed. I think I'm going to drive tomorrow to a popular walking/running lake and do 3 miles in hopes of actually running outside and using my new garmin.
I should go there too. BTW... If you are feeling ambitious, I am doing a 10k in March in Malden if you want to join! Let me know if you want details.
When is it in march? I'm a tax girl so I can only race on Sundays from feb 1 to April 15th :/. I think I'm going to do a 5m, 4m, 3.1m race series in Haverhill/Lowell on some Sundays in February/march. Let me know if you are interested in running with me.
I should go there too. BTW... If you are feeling ambitious, I am doing a 10k in March in Malden if you want to join! Let me know if you want details.
When is it in march? I'm a tax girl so I can only race on Sundays from feb 1 to April 15th :/. I think I'm going to do a 5m, 4m, 3.1m race series in Haverhill/Lowell on some Sundays in February/march. Let me know if you are interested in running with me.
Darn! It's on a Saturday; March 22nd. That race series sounds great! I would be interested.
When is it in march? I'm a tax girl so I can only race on Sundays from feb 1 to April 15th :/. I think I'm going to do a 5m, 4m, 3.1m race series in Haverhill/Lowell on some Sundays in February/march. Let me know if you are interested in running with me.
Darn! It's on a Saturday; March 22nd. That race series sounds great! I would be interested.
www.runthewildrover.com is the race series. I'm talking to my sister tomorrow and probably registering then.
Yes! Usually after Christmas I am ready to be done with winter. I will run in temps of 10 to 15 below if there is no wind, but if it's windy I usually put my foot down at zero. I'm so thankful for my craiglist TM I found last January.
Unfortunately I work outdoors, so I still don't avoid the weather extremes. But, it's easier to bundle up for farming than running.
Well, I don't blame you for not venturing out, that's so cold I can't even imagine living somewhere like that. Does it get hot in summer or not really?
I just have to jump in here. I also live in Minnesota, but further north than Minneapolis. And yes, we're getting crazy cold at the moment. (Average January temp here is probably 10-15 degrees during the day.)
BUT... It absolutely gets hot in summer. We probably average 75 in July - Aug and can get 100 degree days. It's a place of extreme seasons.