February and Snow

February was a tough month with all the snow and temperatures in the single digits. I done some runs and even ran to work on day when it was 8 degrees outside. The cold I can deal with but the snow really sucks. One day that I did run to work with the snow, it was 28 degrees and the road had been salted very heavily. There was a lot of black mush on the shoulders and about four inches off the side of the road...so where do you run. I did a combination. I would run in the snow until my legs got tired and then run in the slush until my feet would get wet and then I would go back into the snow. After that run I did most of my running on treadmills.

Yesterday the weather had warmed up to 45 degrees and this morning was 34. Most of the snow had melted off the roads and it was warm enough to wear shorts. I really hate wearing long pants when I run. I see people wearing sweats in warm weather and wonder how they do it. Anyway today's run was awesome. Because of my reduced running in the past two weeks, I thought that I may have lost a lot of what I had worked so hard to gain. To my surprised I think I may have gained. The run felt easy and I felt good enough to pushed it pretty hard. I ended up doing the 9.5 miles in 1:22. Not too bad with the steep hills. My PR for the run to work is 1:19. I'll probably be a little sore tomorrow but it was worth it as a morale booster. I'm really looking forward to warm weather and a great year of running.