I am very happy to be back in the swing of things after my recent treadmill misadventure. The big toe is thankfully healing quite well, despite loosing the nail recently. It may not look pretty but at least it is functional. To that end I have been running again the last few weeks mostly indoors with the occasional outdoor run when conditions permit. I have been having good luck with yoga socks on these outdoor runs.
For me the minimum temp I will run in is -10C. I also tend to avoid outdoor running when there is too much ice underfoot. Thankfully we have not had much snow this winter and we have yet to see one of our usual -40C cold snaps. This last weekend I pushed the envelops a tad by doing a 10K trail run with an absolute temp of -10C and the windchill running at about -15C. It was great to push my boundries a bit despite having to deal with the wind and significant patches of ice.
No matter the difficulties it is great to get outdoors this time of year. I can only take so much of the gym and indoor track. I evan managed to do the 10K trail run in a few seconds over 1 hour which is not all that bad for a winter run, especially as I am still trying to regain the fitness lost during the 6 week layoff while the toe was healing.
Hopefully I can continue to get in at least the occasional outdoor run for the remainder of the winter which should set me up nicely for the prime running season, future misadventures not withstanding...
Jenn
For me the minimum temp I will run in is -10C. I also tend to avoid outdoor running when there is too much ice underfoot. Thankfully we have not had much snow this winter and we have yet to see one of our usual -40C cold snaps. This last weekend I pushed the envelops a tad by doing a 10K trail run with an absolute temp of -10C and the windchill running at about -15C. It was great to push my boundries a bit despite having to deal with the wind and significant patches of ice.
No matter the difficulties it is great to get outdoors this time of year. I can only take so much of the gym and indoor track. I evan managed to do the 10K trail run in a few seconds over 1 hour which is not all that bad for a winter run, especially as I am still trying to regain the fitness lost during the 6 week layoff while the toe was healing.
Hopefully I can continue to get in at least the occasional outdoor run for the remainder of the winter which should set me up nicely for the prime running season, future misadventures not withstanding...
Jenn
