Let It Snow

The storm of the century was coming on fast, so I decided to make my Wednesday morning run a Tuesday night run.  I left about 5:00 tonight with darkening skies, a stiff wind and clear roads.  It was 41 degrees when I left, but the forecast was saying this storm was bringing some serious cold with it, so I bundled up pretty good.  I skipped the compression shorts and went with tights and my warmup pants along with the standard compression shirt, long underwear top and pullover.  I also wore my hat and gloves, but they were overkill at first.  I always worry most about my hands and feet.  There isn't a whole lot I can do for my feet once the roads are wet, so I was glad to have clear roads heading out.  The wind was pretty rough the entire trip, but the snow didn't start until about one and a half miles in.  There was one point where I was running directly into the storm, with the wind and snow beating against my face.  It was so hard to run that I had to alter my course so I didn't have to run directly into the storm.  I kind of zig zagged my way home, trying not to go blind in the process.  I'm adding some running goggles to my list and maybe a ski mask.  

Running on the snow was kind of cool for the last 3 miles or so.  I was worried about slipping the entire 7 miles, but it never really got slick.  I didn't stop for water or gu, which is kind of a first for me on a run that long.  I got a little hungry about 5 miles in, but otherwise felt real strong.  There is no way I could have finished this run tomorrow morning.  For one, the snow will be too deep.  It is also supposed to drop below 10 degrees tomorrow morning.  I'm not sure I can handle that yet.  One nice thing about the snow is it covers my ninja suit with white so people can see me.  Of course they really can't see me in a storm like tonight because visibility was about 3 feet for everyone.

I reserved the hotel today, so my commitment level went up another notch.  Dave is still unregistered and I would guess doubtful for the marathon.  Dan rented a car for us to go from Vegas to Death Valley, so he is probable.  Dan and I also signed up for a 5k on Thanksgiving morning.  Hopefully the forecast of 6 degrees is wrong.  Just in case I'm buying enough hand warmers to cover my whole body.