Laura - BRRR!

It snowed all day on Saturday.  I think we only got 5 inches or so, but the roads weren't plowed and salted until late so I had to push my long run off until Sunday.

I'm used to running in the cold at this point, although it's still a bit of trial and error with the layers as the temperatures continue to drop, but the snow was new for me.  I set out Sunday in the brisk, but sunny 23 degree morning to repeat my 9 mile route from a couple weeks ago.  I need to remember to bring sunglasses if it's snowy/icey and sunny -- wow, it's bright! 

The run went ok.  It was a learning curve with the snow.  If I had brought sunglasses, I could have run in the street more, where it was plowed and salted (at least better than the sidewalks) but without glasses, it was just too bright on some streets and I had to go back up to the sidewalks where there was some tree cover.  And the sidewalks were totally hit and miss.  Some were plowed and salted immaculately, some hadn't been touched and were obstacle courses of footprints and thawed/refrozen snow chunks.  Running on snowy sidewalks is a lot like running in sand, I imagine, with the added danger that you could wipe out or twist an ankle or knee on a hidden ice chunk.  Eek.

I made it through the 9 miles ok. And, despite the snow, I beat my time from a couple weeks ago by 4 minutes.  I am noticing today that I'm a bit more sore than I usually am after a long run.  I think my knees and ankles (right ones especially) took the brunt of it -- they're a bit out of sorts.  I don't think it's anything that a rest day today won't fix.  Then, back at it tomorrow (high of 20 degrees, teens in the AM with windchill below zero-- FUN)

Theresa -- bring lots of layers for your trip!  :)