Weather Smether!!

I did it!! I went right out and went for a run right after completing my last BLOG entry!! Even after checking the weather and seeing that there was a freezing rain and that there was a wind warning in effect I got ready and went for it!!! It wasn’t the best run I have had, not by a long shot, but when you run in Canada you have to take what Mother Nature throws at you and deal with it. Fair weather runner my a$$!!!

It wasn’t that bad; the wind was pretty brutal, so much so that I swear I saw white caps in a puddle!! And the ice pellets, well, they only hurt for a second or so after being blown into my face by the aforementioned wind! Overall I kept it pretty short due to the weather but that feeling of accomplishment you get from finishing a run was still there when I was done! It was there again when I finished my run on Sunday, a much better day for running but still with the wind chill not what we fair weather runners would call ideal!

So can I say that I am no longer a member of the fair weather running club???? Does going out once in crappy weather and another time in freezing cold allow me to remove that tag?? Probably not but it is a start.  I know all of you runners out there that have been running all winter are probably thinking that I need to get out way more often in much worse weather to be able to get myself out of that club and into the classification of ‘all weather runner.’ Well, it looks like I will have my chance!! I have just read that Environment Canada is predicting that we are in for some pretty bad weather in March so maybe by the end of the month I will be able to remove myself from that group!  That is if I can find the time to get out as often as I need to.

Are you seeing a reoccurring theme here in my BLOG?? Time! Or more specifically lack of it. Thankfully I have the support of my family and they are doing all they can to ensure that I have the time to get out and put on the miles!

Here is a great example of how helpful they are. My 8 month old daughter may have come across the best time management advice you will ever hear. She feels that you can get more out of your day if you are up longer. Translation: don’t sleep at all! Pretty bright for an 8 month old isn’t she?  She actually took it upon herself to ensure that this past weekend I actually ran more km’s than hours slept. This would be ok if I was putting in long runs in the range of 20km but I am afraid that ship is way off in the distance and my km total for the weekend was probably in the 10 range. (I can’t tell exactly as my Garmin decided to run out of batteries 5 minutes into Sunday’s run, the fun never stops!!)

Anyway, here’s hoping for some great weather this week to get out and put some good mileage on! But hey, if Mother Nature decides to be a pain in the ass then at least it gives me the chance to get out of the fair weather running club…if I can find the time J