1.58 mile run this am, same route as the past few days. I felt the urge finally today to do more. I held back, and picked up my pace for the last .25 miles instead. Knocked it out in under 17 mins. I was worried that my pacing would suck due to the snow and icy conditions, apparently not. 19 degrees out this am, it was beautiful.
I operate, as a whole, better in cold temperatures. Anything above 70 degrees and my body resists the idea of training. I breathe better, move better, and all around just feel better in cold temps. Sometimes I do get cold stiffness but I tend to warm up very quickly. My core temp is always warm while my skin temp can be quite cold. I guess I am just built for the cold.
As I kid I used to swim in the 65 degree north Atlantic off the coast of Maine until my lips turned blue and my mother would tell me to get out. I was never cold though. yes entering the water was chilly but I found soon I adapted to the change quite quickly. I would stay for hours after my brothers would get out. The odd part is there are time when I do find myself chilled, but never when one would think. A few nights ago I woke up in the middle of the night freezing!! It wasn't cold out, I had my down comforter all around me, but I was FREEZING, yet a week later I was skiing in -30 degree wind chills barely catching a chill on the lift rides to the top. I'll never understand it.
After run today I knocked out planks (1:35, 1:01, 1:00), 20 pushups, 30 squats. Day 4 is in the books!
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