Just like the last 4 years, my tradition has been to get out first thing in the morning for a New Year’s Day run. We had less people at today’s run than last year, but that was probably due to the challenging weather here in Chicago this morning. The snow from the night before had piled up and I didn’t really see many plow trucks out this morning on my way to the run.
The snow was driving directly into our faces as we headed west. Other than that, the temperature wasn’t really bad. It was the built up snow on the streets that made this a tough workout. Another runner commented that it was like running in sand. Yep, very difficult to get traction.
After I came back home, took a shower and put some nice, warm clothes on, I looked out the window and wondered what the heck I was doing out there running in the first place. It’s COLD and nasty out there! But there was little that could’ve stopped me from getting out there this morning. It just feels like the right way to start out the new year.
