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December 15, 2005
Stupid Move
Yet another winter storm was forecast to move through here this afternoon into tonight. After the last two storms that were over-forecast, the call for this storm was for little to no accumulation. Of course, the snow/ice is still on the ground from the storm last week. Since the forecast is for next to nothing, I expect it to be the exact opposite. Throughout the afternoon it was flurrying off and on. By late afternoon it was more on than off.
Today is normally a night to go to the track, but I had promised one of the guys that I run with that I would go to a Spin class some Thursday. Given the forecast, today looked like it would be a good day to do that instead. If I didn't run some today, it would be two days off in a row, not something I wanted to do, so I brought running clothes with me as well. When I went out to run, the roads were really bad. There were several areas that were more icy than snowy. It was more of a freezing rain than snow when I was running, definitely not conditions that I enjoy. I found that if I stayed over to the sides of the road that had not been driven over, it was more snow and not as slick. I had to run about a mile longer than I planned because I took a major road home because it was not icy. I ended up with just under 5 miles instead of around 4.
I went to the early Spin class, but I was actually supposed to go to the later Spin class. It didn't really matter because the person I promised wasn't there to do his duty anyway. Walking into the gym I almost fell on ice, so I had no intentions of staying any later than necessary. The class wasn't bad. I think that this was the first Spin class that I've been to in about a year, but I can fake being able to ride for an hour on a bike that doesn't move. Most of my problems are from the fear of actually falling off my bike or getting hit by a car. The bike isn't moving and there are no cars, so I can spin like a champ. The class was OK, I've had much better instructors, she just didn't get into it as much as some. It was safer and a nice change of pace.
Hope that everyone who is in the path of this storm stays safe.
Posted by Blondie at December 15, 2005 07:34 PM