Burrrr is it cold!!! (2 degrees cold)

Well typically I am pretty smart about my training but tonight was not the case. See today is my birthday, I'm away from home in Minnesota, and the last thing I wanted to do was run indoors on a treadmill for an hour. There was only one little problem however. The temperature outside read a chilling 2 degrees F. According to weather.com it feels like -11 degrees. Let's just say good thing I didn't know that ahead of time. Regardless I suited up in my UnderArmour gear and headed out the the hotel lobby in preparation for my run. It wasn't long in before everything started to go numb. I actually turned around at 5 minutes in and started to make my way back to the hotel room but thought...there is no way I want to run on that stinkin treadmill. So I talked myself into running a little bit longer. About 3 miles in the iPod had enough. My headphones were rock solid, and the iPod turned off without any notice. (don't worry it's working now) I guess Mr. iPod doesn't like single digit temps either. :)
About 4 miles in I couldn't feel my fingers nor toes and said to myself, it's time to head back. 51 minutes in sub freezing temperatures is even too hardcore for me believe it or not. Trust me, I'd much rather sit in a bath filled with ice, but still would prefer single digits over the treadmill any day.

posted by Chad Holderbaum @ 7:00 PM Comments: 1