Nothing like running in the frigid cold

Yesterday was my long day for running, 12 miles actually.  It was a tad bit cold, and on top of that, the wind wasn't being very nice.  I checked the weather and saw it was like 11 degrees with the wind chill. 

I basically did a run where I run 6 miles out, and then turn around to run 6 miles back.  The run was going fine until I turned around right into hurricane-force winds.  Immediately, my face went numb.

Good news is I'm here to talk about it. 

"Why did you do this?" you may ask.  Good question.  Even crazier, I'm training for a marathon in the middle of February in Columbus, Ohio!  Even crazier than that, it's a 1-mile loop that I run 26 times!  I'm trying to qualify for Boston with two of my cousins, so I figured I might as well give it a shot.

I know, I know, I'm a moron. 

I just want to do it once so I can say I've run in the Boston Marathon.  I guess this is the road I have to take to do it.

So after I was done running, I try and leave a voice mail for my sister but my mouth is half-paralyzed from the cold.  Since I cold barely move my upper lip, my message came out something like this:

"Hey dsdhffhgkl ythsndjjh heeuhkjn...wtndlxqljhjhf."

You gotta love when that happens.

Comments

[Dan]

Thanks for the compliment Beth. I'm glad you haven't been tricked by the "bread people".

[Beth]

I'm so impressed that you are training to qualify for the Boston Marathon! I don't know how you do it in the winter. You must be a very determined runner! Kudos to you.

Great article on wheat bread. I'm just like you, because I always make sure that it says whole wheat on the label. Great advice...keep it coming!