That sums up my run last night. I have been, what you could call, a baby when it comes to the cold. I have not run outdoors since November 26th. All of my running has been indoors on the track or treadmill at the stuffy gym. That is, until last night. I headed out right after work and boy am I ever glad that I did. it felt great to have the cool air on my skin and in my lungs. I carried my mace with me, just in case. I am not a big fan of running outside in the dark by myself. but last night I could have kept going, and going, and going! I stopped at 5 miles though. I didn't pace myself, but I know by looking at the clock before heading out and when I returned, I had an estimated 8 minute mile.
I can't wait to head back outside for a run tomorrow and Saturday morning!
Good for you for getting back out there. It was hard for me the first time to hit the treadmill after 11 months of running outdoors. I save the treadmill for extreme weather days. My coldest run so far was Christmas Eve when it was 15 degrees out before windchill factored in. Keep it up.
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