Thursday I went for a short run through Riverside Park and experienced Iowa winter running. My run started off very well and was very beautiful and peaceful on the trails through the park. There weren't many people out as it was a pretty chilly day and the trails weren't cleaned off very well. In some places, the snow was packed onto the trail making the trail very slick and in other places, the snow was covering up the packed ice below. Because of these slick spots, I managed to fall twice and ended up with both knees and my right hip bruised. OUCH!!
My recent falls made me apprehensive to run outside on Saturday for my long run. I knew I was to run 2:15:00 or approximately 15 miles and was seriously considering completing this run on a treadmill at the gym. UGH!! I'm not a fan of the dreadmill!! When I woke up on Saturday morning, I decided to wait til midday to see what the roads would be like since we had received a light dusting of snow on Friday and into the overnight hours.
At about 1:30 pm I donned my winter gear (the windchill was only 2 degrees Fahrenheit after all) and ventured out onto the winter Iowa roads. This turned out to be a very good decision!! I was able to run outside in fresh air I didn't slip and fall on any snow or ice and I didn't have to run on the dreadmill!! YIPPEE!! Successful all the way around!!
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