12.30.07
Ice-Free Running
Ever since I’ve been home from school, most of the ground has been covered with snow and ice. I had one day here in Wichita when I first arrived back that it was clear, but the next day during our morning run a blizzard hit and pounded the city with 7 inches of snow and ice that has stayed on the ground since. It was great at the time and even for the first few days, but it wasn’t long before my legs started cramping up and aching from having to shorten my stride so as not to slip on ice.
It’s a point of pride for my friends and me to run outside regardless of the weather. I can take a wind chill of less than 10 degrees or even sleet, but this recent layer of snow/ice is testing my limits. Luckily the roads were clear enough today for me to enjoy my long run with a normal stride.
Next I’m off to Colorado for some skiing, where the outdoor running is sure to be treacherous. Luckily there will be a treadmill (I thought I’d never say that). I’m definitely looking forward to getting back to Chapel Hill for some decent weather and most of all even more people to run with. Happy New Years.
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Tori said,
January 6, 2008 at 11:59 am
Ahh the hidden benefits of a treadmill. I was the same way up till the middle of my Junior year of college and then I realized that a good hard run on the treadmill was better than slipping and straining something on the ice…alas, my fleeting treadmill relationship began.