All Downhill From Here

Did I really wear shorts and run on dry roads last week? Well, it’s winter now. I cleaned snow off my car 4 times yesterday, though I’m grateful we’re not suffering like so many in the American Midwest, with their nasty blizzard.

Last night Krista and I ran together in -13C/9F weather. Forget the standard leggings, anything below -10C and I switch to long johns under lined windpants. I didn’t overdo it on the top, though. On Sunday when I ran in mere -2C (just below freezing) I ran with one long sleeved tech shirt under my lined windbreaker. Last night I just added a turtleneck over the tech shirt, and I was fine after the first km. I switched my headwear to the light lycra toque, and wore my ear warmers, in case of wind. My regular hand knit wooly mitts did fine, as there wasn’t any wind, and I ended up taking off the ear warmers towards the end.

The suggested route was the same as last week. Krista and I did the short route last night, not crossing over the river and not going up Centre Street. We made up for it by doing the Curling Club hill (a 5 minute hill for me) twice. The effort required to run all the way up the darn thing took our minds off the chill, and we warmed up rather nicely!

Upcoming Races: Okotoks 8k XC this Saturday and then Silver Springs 8k XC Dec.17

I also signed up for the Catch the Elves 10k on December 11th last night when I got home. Looking forward to meeting John there and maybe catching an elf!