Yeah……no training advice today, other than…just get out there and run…

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll already know that climate change has arrived, but not for the best……it seems someone somewhere discovered that 2021 was the warmest this planet has ever been, and they’re trying to correct that by making my corner of the planet the coldest….

This week, um, I turned into a wimp….the cold never used to bother me, but for some reason, the ice I’m fine with, the running in the fridge had me hesitating…..

I grew up in this…..as a kid, we’d be out at the rink playing hockey, or on the street playing ball hockey….in high school we’d be walking 2 blocks to the nearest restaurant for coffee with a jean jacket to keep us warm……but now, even -25C has me turning up the thermostat and thinking about using the bike trainer…

I do this stuff to get outside and run inside…..the fresh air, just being outside….I don’t use this for fitness – well maybe a little – I just like running (maybe Forest Gump was on to something)

Today, I spent most of the morning arguing with myself……was it too cold, was it okay, and what would I have to wear…….and as usual, as soon as I stepped out the door, I was fine

Sure it took a while to warm up…I had to double up the gloves, and had a lot covering my head, and the start was so slow, but yeah, as soon as my legs started moving, I was fine…

I’m not sure if I should have gone further….I’ll try again tomorrow, and on the weekend……

Training for the Vancouver BMO Half Marathon has to kick off Monday, so it’s time to make that commitment…..and hey, Saturday is January 1st…..I’m not going to make a resolution (well maybe) it’s time to get off the couch……..