After a very late evening I decided that it would be best to do my run in the afternoon. It would also give my legs almost 24 hours to recover from the 5 mile effort yesterday. I forgot my new shoes down at my sisters so I ended up wearing the shoes I used for New York. They are about 120 miles past being useful, but they were really my only option. They don't make that model anymore and the newer version absolutely kills my feet. Overall they held up well...although I was running in quite a bit of comfy snow.
The temperature is right at 0 at the moment with a windchill of -21. Normally in Laramie, it is either snowy or frigid cold. Usually when it is really cold, it is too cold for the moisture in the clouds to form snow. So today was an extra special treat. I used my headlamp for the first time after the sunset rather than before it rises. The breath mixed in with the snow made a very cool beam that became hypnotic after awhile. Kept finding myself exhaling up just to see the beam. Kind of lame I know...but it is the little things...
There were a lot of cars everywhere and so I really needed to be careful navigating the traffic. I think maybe there is a basketball game going on at the arena. Running with cars isn't really that bad, if you are pro-active about being safe and never ever assuming they can see you. It adds a little extra time to each run, but is worth it to stay as safe as possible.
Even with all the snow, I was pretty pleased with the effort. 28 minutes and 22 seconds for 3 miles even. I will enjoy the rest for my legs tomorrow. Next up....5 miles on Friday. Thanks for reading!
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