Yah, you know I was just giving you guys sh!t. As Bernd can attest, we Minnesotans are the Canadians of the US. In fact, Minnesota gets a bit colder than many of your populations centers, like Toronto and Vancouver. We get that Arctic spike from Winterpeg. And 20-23 °F and above is within my comfort zone, on smooth dry asphalt anyway. Actually, my BFR temperature index is kind of like this:
10-20 - numb and dumb
20-30 - tolerable
30-40 - fine
40-50 - comfortable
50-60 - perfect
60-70 - almost perfect
70-80 - starting to work up a sweat
80-90 - sweaty but fun
90-100 - tingles up and down my spine
I just thought it was funny to hear folks complain about not getting any cold runs in. Last winter 20 F was my limit, but we'll see if I can dip down into the teens a bit this winter. I may start off the really cold runs shod and then take off the Moc3s once I'm warmed up and see how far I can go BF. But the minute the feet start to numb up, the shoes are coming back on. And running shod is still a lot better than running on the dreadmill, I agree. Those things drive me nuts. One of the things I like best about running is that it gets me outside. Embrace the elements!