EY CA RUMBA!!!This morning's temps were freaking COLD! In Canada it was -15C, in the USA it was 7F, Holy Freaking COLD....
I layered up and headed out for a nice crisp, cold, windy 8K run. Honestly I had forgotten what it was like to run on frozen shoes, icy pavement and snow covered roadsides....but it all came back to me quickly:
- take shorter steps
- run at a slower pace until you warm up
- put your sports drink UNDER your jacket
- dig out your thermal drink bottle from the closet
- plaster your face & hands with Vaseline to prevent frostbite
- wear your gators to keep your ankles and the tops of your feet warmer
- carry you cell phone ~ just in case
- head into the wind at the start of your run
- loop your run route, again, just in case
- wear something to cover your mouth, breath through your nose to avoid rapid dehydration
- tell someone where you are going and how long you expect to be out for
- layer, layer, layer, it is easier to remove clothes than to be too cold
- have a wind jacket that can fold up into a pouch with an waist belt attached that can be added or removed as necessary
- cover your head, even if its a vented running hat and cover your ears
- run safe, be smart and take it easy!
Lily
(your other Mother)
