Perfect sunny day for a winter run ... 10 miles at 12°F (-11C).
Finally, the roads dried up and the salty slush is gone. Still have to deal with salt nuggets, but it certainly was a lot better than last weekend.
Pretty good cold tolerance YOW! I can run at that temp too, but I've never done it for a whole ten miles. Don't know if I could. Maybe this winter . . .
Last week was a bad week for running, let alone barefoot running. First, I stubbed my toe at the beginning of my run 9 days ago, on Saturday. It didn't feel too bad, so I ran 10 miles on it. But in the evening it really started to hurt. That put me out of commission for a few days. Then we got our first serious snow on Wednesday, and then since Thursday it's been close to Winterpeg cold and will be until the middle of this week or later (we usually don't get this cold until January). And now this morning we're getting a light dusting of snow.
These events have led to me getting in my first shod run of the season this morning, a one-mile run-commute. Felt terrible to run in shoes, but it's around -2F/-12F wc (about -20C/-25Cwc), and there's no way I'm going to run in those temps on top of fresh snow, at least not after a whole week off, even if it's just a mile. It would be too much of a shock I think. Herr Fahrenheit was right, 0F is pretty damn cold. But at least I'm running again. After a week off, it feels like forever since I last ran.
I measured the surface temp of the bridge I have to cross on my commute, both the snow and a few dry patches, and both were about the same as the air temp. I'm going to try to get in a longish shod run this aft, 9-10 miles, when the high should be around 10F/-12C. It will be my longest shod run ever I think.
So, anyway, doesn't look like I'll make 1000 barefoot miles for the year, but I should still be able to make 1000 total miles.
I got my handheld weather station last week. I didn't realize it doesn't take spot measurements. You have to wait several minutes for it to hone in on the temp, but at least the windchill calculation is synchronous with the temp measurement. If I have to wait for temp readings it will be of limited utility on cold barefoot runs, because I'm not going to stand around with bare feet, and so I might return it. Still, on my fairgrounds runs, I suppose I can set it on top of my car and check in on the temp and windchill after each back-n-forth. Or I could set it somewhere at the beginning of a run and wait for the measurement while I stay warm in my car. I'm really trying to do everything to avoid risk of frostnip this year! It would be great if I could accurately predict how bareable a run is going to be, although of course, I'll continue to bring back-up along if there's the least chance of getting into trouble.