We made it to Ohio with only an hour delay due to bad weather in Atlanta. The kids made it it this morning after taking the red-eye into Cleveland.
I got up this morning for a 12 miler on the rails to trails path near my parents home. I'd checked the weather when I packed and was pleased to see the daily highs in the high 70's - low 80's. I packed my running gear accordingly - a couple of sleeveless and a short sleeve. What I hadn't given much thought to was the overnight low and the cool temps I'd be starting in.
I headed over to Kipton to jump on the same trail I'd run when I was here in June. When I got out of the car the temperature was 47 degrees. The only thing that was really cold were my hands. It took a couple of miles before they warmed up. Otherwise, the cool Ohio air was pretty nice to run in. I ran the same 12.5 miles as I did back in June. This time around it took me 1:53:14 compared to the 1:57 in the heat of June; a nice little improvement aided immensely by the cool temps.
I will likely get up tomorrow and continue the mirror image theme by running 4 miles at the Wellington Reservation I discovered in June. The rest of the day on Sunday will be spent at the Golden Anniversary Celebration.
4 comments:
Welcome back to the heartland! You'll have three trips in a couple of months!
yeah, we've had some cool mornings...glad you could enjoy it!!
Have a terrific anniversary celebration!!
I am looking forward to some cooler weather myself...
When I was in Minnesota a few weeks ago, it was unseasonably cool and I didn't have the right clothes either.
You have another marathon coming up? I don't know how you Maniacs do it.
I better dust off my cool weather duds before packing for Hartford. Actually, I better find them first. I haven't touched them since February.
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