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January 30, 2005
More of the Fluffy White Stuff
This morning I awoke to the sounds of cars on wet pavement. You know, that splishy sound of wheels when the road has lots of moisture on it? Anyhow, I looked outside not knowing what to expect to see other than white since last weekend's snow is not going anywhere anytime soon. It was white, of course. So I turned on the TV to hear about the snow that had been falling and, lo and behold, when I put on my glasses I could see that it was indeed snowing outside.
Not really wanting to go out in the snow, and feeling lazy, I putzed around some. I read some of the Sunday paper, watched some TV, and entertained thoughts of not running until well into the afternoon. Finally, something lit a match under my ass and I got moving. The news anchors kept talking about how slippery it was outside since it was more of a freezing rain falling than a snow. This was somewhat concerning since I do have a tendency to fall. The temperature was also a "balmy" 30 degrees. It is really quite pathetic when someone who is always freezing can say that 30 degrees actually feels warm.
The prediction was for about an inch of snow. I can vouch that we received more than that. The best footing, as usual, was in the parts of the roads that were not driven over. The footing was actually deceiving; the areas that appeared to be the best were the areas that were the least smooth, parts where the snow had melted and refrozen in the curbs. These parts looked innocent and fluffy, but after a turned ankle, running towards the middle of the road seemed like it was safer. Once again, my legs felt pretty darned good after Saturday's long run. This may be deceiving as well, since both today and last Sunday were done in fresh snow. Sunday is supposed to be the day to run off road, but with all of the snow that we have gotten the past two weekends, it has not been possible. Maybe I can rationalize it: running on snow is softer than running on the roads?
Once again I skipped the striders at the end of the run. I've really been slacking on these the past two weeks. I just do not see the point of doing drills/accelerations on a road that is snow covered and rivety. The chance of falling and twisting something just outweighs the benefits in my mind. After the fall that basically wiped out last fall, I do not want to risk it again. That ankle took twelve weeks to finally feel right and I do not want to suffer with another mediocre season based on just trying to do the little extra.
I have not really done anything at all today. I rode the stationary bike in the basement for an hour while reading. I'll do core exercises tonight while watching TV (that is if my stomach is not too sore from the intense session I did last night). I still have to put away all of the laundry that I've been doing. Tonight is going to require being in bed very early, as I need to be out the door and running around 5:20. I certainly hope that the roads are relatively clear for this run. It only needs to be 25 to 30 minutes, but I am concerned about it. It is not that I am a bad morning person, but my body does not run particularly well at such an early hour. We shall see...
Posted by Blondie at January 30, 2005 04:50 PM