It's no secret that I HATE the cold weather. My toes and hands freeze in seconds after being out in the cold, only to take hours to warm back up again. I cringe when I know I have to get out of bed and walk on the cold tile in the bathroom. The only time that I like cold is when it's 100 degrees outside and I need to cool off. Although I do like to ski, and I love the snow, I could deal without the cold weather freezing my lips,ears, and causing pain when I breathe in.
We had a cold front come through yesterday, and it snowed. Needless to say, we had our first freeze this morning, and it's going to get colder. So when I got up this morning, I decided to stay in bed (BIG surprise I'm sure) instead of getting out and facing the freezing weather. I worked this morning, and then came home and sat under a blanket spending the day working on the computer. I knew I needed to go running, but I just couldn't bring myself to get out from underneath the blanket.
When I finally decided to get my lazy butt up, it was 5:30...sun was starting to go down, and it was getting colder..so i bundled up and told myself I had to do it. Within 5 minutes of running, it had turned pitch black outside. Now I don't know what it is about the cold, but it always makes my nose run...A LOT! So I am running and constantly wiping my nose on my sweatshirt (lady-like, I know). What is it about the cold that increases my snot production??
I really wanted to run 4 miles today, but I knew that probably wasn't going to happen because I was going to get too cold. Surprisingly, I felt good out there! My 3 miles happened so fast, that I just kept running...I think I could have ran a half marathon tonight! I ended up running my 4 miles tonight, in the pitch black darkness of night and almost freezing weather....it was like something came over me and I felt like I could run forever....hoping that this feeling continues!!
~Pocahontas
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