Cold Weather

Distance: 12 miles
Song of the Run: Beat It - Michael Jackson

Weather: Chilly! 45 degrees

Run Notes:
Wow!  It was cold this morning.  I braved it and went with a short sleeve jersey, gloves, and capri-length running tights.  I never felt frozen but it did take several miles before I felt really warm enough to take off the gloves.  The strangest thing was the numbness of my right arm.  I mean really numb.  I couldn't move my fingers to take off the gloves on that hand.  My left arm was fine, thank goodness, otherwise I would have freaked out and imagining imminent heart failure.  Anyway, I needed to keep rubbing down the right arm in the attempt to get some warmth in it but it never completely happened.

I thought it interesting that Michael came into my head as the song of the run.  I guess I should explain the "Song of the Run."  I do not listen to music when I run; I am not plugged into an ipod.  One of my earlier blogs I talked about the disadvantages of doing so.  What happens with me is as I start my run I get a song stuck in my head and it helps me through the hardest (the hills) parts of my runs.  Sometimes they are songs I heard on the radio, or blasting out of my daughter's room in the morning, but every now and then it is a blast from the past.  Usually, it is just a phrase from a particular song but it the rythm keeps me on pace.

Today, although cold, was a great day for running.  The native foliage by the supply ponds have started changing colors and the swans were gliding along the shore.  So now it is time to get on with life; work and a parent's night to attend.