I run facing the oncoming traffic unless there's a tight bend, at which point I'll cross to the side where they can see me coming.

Good afternoon Everyone, Mari-Safe travels. I also got up this morning and as I started to get dressed, thought "what am I doing?". So, I waited until it had warmed up a little this afternoon. . . to 13 degrees. The wind chill was still around -5. 6 miles for me in 59:52. Cheers everyone, Mike

Wow.....Mariposey is off to Paraguay huh? I trust she has a same and wonderful trip. I don't like that feeling Perchcreek, where the footing changes along the way. It is sometimes too difficult to know what the next step is going to bring. While JJJesse's picture looks nice, the traction factor scares me again. I MUST be getting old. Years ago I would never even be thinking like that. Nice pictures by the way. I see you are ahead of the pacebunny Hopeful4ever. I did an easy 3 miles in this 24 degree weather that was really not bad because of the sun. However, time was of the essence since I wanted to be back and some chores done before the Pat's game this afternoon. There are some great miles going on in this cold weather. You people are amazing.

Some great runs out there. Mariposa have a great trip. Good workouts Jesse Very very cold here this morning. -28 with the windchill but it was Hammertime so I went. 2 hour run, felt amazing. Did an hour and 15 ez with the group, then surged for 30 minutes at sub 4 per k, no one followed then finished of the last 15 ez. Then 2 hours on the bike with the group mimicking Lake Placid's White Face climb. Even though very taxing I felt full of energy. Came home wolfed down two homemade burgers with all the fixings, blueberries and blackberries and tons of coffee and water. Felling tired now but off soon for a nice dinner with my lady friend and her two children (they are just getting back from an out of town hockey tournament. I am bringing my mom's famous tourtiere...yummmmy Hopefully I don't fall asleep at the dinner table. Go Patriots!!!! Take care and enjoy the day Tall

Tramps - would it be possible for you to run on the left hand side of the road? Then at least you'll see them coming.

I always do. However, I live on a dirt road and people tend to drive down the middle, more or less.

Amazing temps ya'll are running in. I remember them from growing up in the upper midwest. Don't miss it! We were supposed to get a cold front through here last night that was going to be so bad that polar bears would be roaming the streets and ice bergs would be floating in the sound. Nature's Fury Unleashed! Frostbite and hypothermia would strike anyone who ventured more than 18 inches from their front door! Oh the HORROR! Not so much. Raining. 37F. Light winds. The usual. In the PNW, the weather forecast in October should read: rainy, mid 30's to low 40's daytime, low to mid 30's at night. The forecast in November, December, January, and February should all read: "See October". Sometimes we get big wind storms, but it's generally pretty predictable and extremely mild compared to the rest of the country. Summer is about the same but add 20F. I went for a nice 3.27 mile run in a light drizzle, or a really heavy fog, it was hard to tell which it was. It was great! I'm cold to start but sweating nicely by the end. More folks are out walking than you would expect, but we're really used to wet weather. A great day!

Not so much. Raining. 37F. Light winds. The usual. In the PNW, the weather forecast in October should read: rainy, mid 30's to low 40's daytime, low to mid 30's at night. The forecast in November, December, January, and February should all read: "See October". I went for a nice 3.27 mile run in a light drizzle, or a really heavy fog, it was hard to tell which it was.

Right on. When I first moved here, I used to send cut-outs of the 5-day weather forcasts home to family. I found one that was high45, low 34, picture of cloud spewing out rain, repeated exactly, with exactly the same temps for 5 days in a row. I had that same experience on my run today, gee, is it raining, or am I just in a cloud of fog? Pretty good 14 miler today. overall pace 10:42. I ran 6 miles to the gym, hydrated/dehydrated and rode the stationery bike for 20 min. Ran 6 miles home. More hydration/gu etc, went out for another 2 miles. My biggest mistake today was thinking that most of the sidewalk along the route was made out of asphalt. It wasn't. First 12 miles had at least 11 miles of concrete running in them. Ouch. I think my spine is compressed now. My other complaint with these long runs is that my shoulders/neck get stiff. Any good ideas on how to avoid this?