Cold Weather Running

Posted by Wisdom Lion on October 10th, 2009 at 07:34am

As all you northerners know, the weather is now taking a turn toward the chilly side, and a long cold winter can spell trouble for staying in peak physical condition. I personally find running outside when it is freezing cold out to be less than enjoyable. For the first 10 minutes I am too cold, and then I go straight to burning hot and sweating through my hat. The only trade off is that I feel a little bit like Rocky while I am out there. But unfortunately, the steps to the Philadelphia Art Museum are still a bit outside of my distance capabilities.

An alternative to a cold outdoor run in the winter is a cozy warm jog on a boring treadmill. Lately I have grown quite accustomed to interesting scenery while I run. This helps me keep my mind off of certain things, such as the fact that I am running. So, I figured that instead of going cold turkey on interesting sights and sounds, that I would ween myself off of them. The perfect solution has been switching from the rough terrain of a woodland trail to a mile run down the street to a high school track. The track still offers a small amount of excitement. For example, the track that I run on is across the street from a Cricket Club where I can watch wealthy retirees do their best not to dirty their pressed white slacks and sweaters. So after a few months on the track, I will be ready to run in place while read the closed captions off CNN and SportsCenter.

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Tags: CRICKET, Running, SPORTSCENTER, SWEATERS, TRACKS, TREADMILL

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