Sunday, 1/4/2015 to Friday, 1/9/2015 - Snow Cheap #2 (DNS)

1 ran 1 time during 6 days, 7.6 miles.

Sunday, 1/4/2015: Rest day

I could have gone out but I had a lot of running at the end of the week. I just chilled and watched football. The Colts beat the Bengals, 26-10, link here. My darling wife, Christine, and I took a nice halftime break before we went back to the game. Then the Cowboys beat from 7-20 to beat the Lions, 24-20, link here. This  game had  a bit of controversy with a picked up pass interference flag against Dallas in the 4th quarter with Dallas behind 17-20. This led to a punt by the Lions. Then Dallas goes down to score the winning TD with about 3 minutes to go. Game over.

Monday, 1/5/2015: Another rest day

I thought about running ... but I was tired. Plus the temperature had fallen all day with high winds so the wind chill was below zero.

Tuesday, 1/6/2015: 7.6 miles, 59:35, 7:50 pace, 16F, 73% RH, 11 mph WSW wind, partly cloudy

I needed to get out. The wind is supposed to pick up again tomorrow and the win chill is supposed to be -10F to -20F. So I wanted to make sure that I got a run in if tomorrow's Snow Cheap #3 was canceled due to wind chill.

Garmin Connect Activity for A nice and cold 7.6 miles

Yes, it was 16F with a wind chill of 3F ... but I needed to run so run I did. I wore my heavy Sugoi tech and a 1/4 zip pullover tech on top, a full balaclava and beanie on my head along with my usual CW-X tights and GRTC short on the bottom. I was warm within a mile and just ran. My splits were: 8:01, 8:02, 7:37, 7:37, 8:06, 7:51, 7:48 and 7:34 over the last 0.6 mile. Nice!

Wednesday, 1/7/2015 - Snow Cheap #2 - Did Not Start (DNS)

Well ... another DNS, two in a row now. I had trouble fighting the traffic on the way home and I just didn't want to venture out again. Call me a wuss ... the temperature was 3F and the wind chill was seriously below zero with the wind. I salute the 162 brave souls who finished Snow Cheap #2, link here. I am not worthy.

Thursday, 1/8/2015: Another rest day

I "shoulda, coulda but didn't" get out to run. I have a major headache and was tired. Excuses, excuses.

Friday, 1/9/2014: The rest day before a race day with 2 races