Just look at that temperature swing. Today I could wear shorts on a run. Monday on the other hand (and possibly Sunday
and Tuesday), I don’t know if I could even go for a run. That might just be too cold (even for me) or
I might have to put on so many layers that I wouldn’t be mobile enough to
run. Geez, Saturday alone there’s a 40
degree change from daytime high to nighttime low.
Here’s what I’m planning.
Normally, I have rest days from running on Mondays and Fridays. With today being so nice, I’m definitely
running. So it looks like I’ll skip my
Friday rest day, making my Saturday 2-miler and my Sunday 5-miler runs into
Friday and Saturday runs respectively. Although
Saturday’s temperature looks great, we’re also supposed to have gusty winds,
bringing wind chills close to 0F. Still
that’s likely better than what the weather will be on Sunday (and especially
Monday). Although it’s tempting to break
a my record for coldest run of the year on Sunday (so far the coldest run this
winter has been a air temperature of 8F and a wind chill of -5F), I think I’ll
take advantage of the warmth before the deep freeze. Sunday’s run is also supposed to be a
5-miler, my longest run since this spring.
Yep, I’ll definitely take the warmer temps of Saturday instead.
I might be dead tired after Saturday, but the cold of Sunday
and Monday will be perfect for staying inside and resting.
**UPDATE: My wife
kindly sat me down and reminded me that we have plans for all of tomorrow
(Saturday) so I won’t be able to fit a run in.
So whereas I’ll still be using Sunday and Monday as rest days, Saturday
will also become a rest day from running.
I’ll then be skipping the 2 mile run for the more important 5-miler,
running it in today’s downright balmy temperatures. (There may be some sarcasm there.)
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