All Downhill From Here

Yes, Canadians love to talk about the weather. That’s because we get so MUCH of it. Last night it was a balmy -9C/16F and Dawn and I headed over to Gord’s for our group run. We were the only two Penguins, so stuck together as we walked and jogged along the river. It was probably the best possible night for running this week!

Dawn describes the chunky frozen river rather well on her Blog. I think it looked like a lot of marshmallows on top of hot chocolate.

This morning I kept one kid home from school (long, more dangerous ride across town on a little shuttle, and she’s smaller) and put the older one on his bus after waiting in the van with him for almost 20 minutes. Good thing he wasn’t waiting outside in that nasty wind. My van, which is usually pretty accurate with the radio, registered -27C/-17F and the radio was factoring in a wind chill of -40C/-40F.

I think my newly-instated Wednesday runs can start up again when it’s warmer…. and if the wind doesn’t let up by the weekend I might just have to find an indoor place to do my long run this weekend. I might get out for a short, cold walk/run before then, too, but I’m not holding my breath.