Snow Covered Runner
Running in the snow is good for you. This morning, I had a difficult choice. I could have pulled out my tread mill and did 10 flat miles at room temperature. But instead, I opted for something that is good for the soul and the mind. I headed out the door and treaded through 10 miles of wind, snow and ice. Was it unsafe? Yeah, it was a little. Could I have gotten hurt? Yeah, it was a possibility.
However, life is too short to live it in the sidelines. And today's snow provided a great training opportunity. During those last 6 miles of Boston when everyone else's legs are crying for them will stop, my legs will have the strength of this snow run to see them through.
Along the same lines, memories are where you make them. Running on a tread mill creates a memory that will fade over time, but running through the snow creates a memory that will persist for my entire life.
Thoughts from the Snow Covered Runner
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If Boston is covered in 5 inches of snow come Patriots' Day, then you can have it Bill, you can have it :-)
I've been healing up from an injury and told myself I wouldn't run until yesterday. Took everything I had not to go out there and enjoy the snow Monday, but the trails in Fort Mill were still covered today. I was the first one on one of them since the snow.