I drove home last night and the thermometer in my car said 57 degrees. Wow, that’s warm for January. My daffodils are a good three inches out of the ground and I actually saw some in full bloom on my way to work this morning. This entire winter has been odd. For someone who has spent most of their life bundled up in multiple layers from end of October-April, I’m quite confused to be fine without a coat.
But, since Mother Nature is giving us a break, we decided to take advantage of it. Last night we laced up our sneakers and ran outside for the first time in about two months. The air was chilly and I did have to stop to warm up my ears a few times, but it felt amazing to be breathing fresh air. There is just no comparison to running on a treadmill and pounding the pavement. Even though we’ve done the same route nearly a hundred times at this point, last night it felt new again. It takes a good four minutes for me running on the treadmill to be mentally done but last night I felt great.
Right now I’m not training for anything and it’s an odd feeling. Nick is running the National Marathon in March but I decided to sit this one out thinking training outside in the freezing cold weather would be miserable. Little did I know we would have this for weather. It will be interesting to see if this holds or if we actually get a dose of some winter temperatures. Until then, I plan to take full advantage of the great outdoors for my workouts and enjoy every minute I get to spend off the treadmill.
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