Nice and Cold
I wasn’t planning to run this week, or at any time
soon. I am out of shape and some very
cold weather has come in, ranging as low as one degree Fahrenheit at night, and
the teens during the day. All the same,
I got a little charged up by the beautiful sunlight today so I went out. It was completely comfortable, though there
was no wind. If there had been,
frostbite would have been a concern, as I ran for forty-four minutes. Keep in mind that the minutes per mile in the
winter don’t add up well because of the loose snow in places and the waiting
for traffic lights which is hard to figure in.
For example, today I ran 3.7 miles (Google Earth) in 44 minutes. That is an average of 11:50 miles. On the other hand, I waited at five traffic
lights for less than one cycle, so that amount to something less than five
minutes. If I figure 39 minutes for the
3.7 miles then that comes out at 10:30 miles, which could be more or less what
I expected. Anyway, the time stopped at
traffic lights is valuable, as my heart rate is definitely elevated through the
wait.
Weight: 198
lbs
Post-Run Resting Heart: 95 bpm (not really resting, is half hour
after run)
3.72 miles
4.37 YTD
44 minutes
54 YTD
The Run:
Really good, though I feared I would be too tired to
run three. I put the feeling aside and
ignored the loose snow. It wan’t
slippery because it was very cold . I
didn’t have ringing in my ears or cranky knees or anything. No trouble with shins, or feet. No trouble with anything getting cold. This is interesting because I only wore my
warm-up pants with running shorts and jockey shorts under that with a t-shirt,
fleece and a sweatshirt hoodie. The hood
was enough for my head and my feet did not get cold at all. Again, if in the future it’s in the teens, be
careful to check for wind. Today it was
eighteen degrees, but no wind and the sun shone brightly and clearly the entire
way.
Weather:
A covering of snow.
Plowed with about an inch or two left from plowing; this loose snow is
dense!
18F (-8) C
Sunny
Wind: 0 mph
Humidity: 65%
Sunlight: 8:03
- 5:45
