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March 15, 2006
Snowing, Again?
I thought Spring was just around the corner. The warmer weather of late must be just a tease!
I slept well for the first time in several "nights" and woke up after 8 blissful hours of uninterrupted sleep. I looked outside and a snowstorm was in proress! The temperatures must have been hovering right near freezing then, because the snowflakes were fist-size white balls falling out of the sky with decent velocity! As the afternoon progressed, it kept cooling off and the snow was piling up on houses, on cars, on the street. I realized then that if I had run when I first woke up, the streets would have only been wet. Now they were covered with a few inches of snow, masking the now-frozen wet from before. It was a mess!
Despite the slippery conditions, I love running through snow. Everything seems to be on mute, like a few inches of snow absorbs the sounds of life and things are quiet, so quiet. I love the silence of running in the snow, your feet make no noise as they strike the ground. The only sounds I heard today were the tinkling of the dog's collar and my own breathing.
I decided to get on with my hill workout, even though there was snow. Earlier this year, I often wore Yaktrax, but I put them away when they started to hurt one of my feet. I decided to wear them for part of today so I could get some faster running in. I took off from home, Yaktrax in hand, and did a 3+ mile warmup, then 8 x 1:00 hills with jog recovery down, wearing the Yaktrax. Then a 1 mile cooldown to scamper back home lest I be late for work! I was remarkably consistent in pace, and I felt good and smooth throughout the workout. Still a very small workout, but I"m getting there, slowly. The Yaktrax didn't hurt my feet and I was pleased for that.
It's my Friday now, one more night of work. You'll have to pardon my lack of creativity in this evening's entry, as I've worked 76 hours of work in 6 days, and I've still got 12 more, and I'm tired. I'm not sure exactly how I'll spend my week off yet. A friend from my last job is passing through this weekend and we're going to ski into a nearby forest service cabin for a night. We'll take lots of food, a few bottles of wine, and my dog, and I'm sure it'll be a fun time!
Posted by Meghan at March 15, 2006 6:55 PM
Comments
I hope you have fun on your ski trip!
I've been meaning to stop by-- that's for the tips on shin splits. I'm hoping to stop it before it becomes something more serious. But I will definitely look into those calve exercises you mentioned.
Posted by: christine at March 15, 2006 8:05 PM
I hope that the Yaktrax didn't bother your feet too much. I only had mine on once since we hardly had any snow this year and they irritated my left big toe a little bit, but not too badly. Since you actually need them, they were probably a good investment even if they hurt your feet.
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at March 16, 2006 6:50 PM