9 miles up and down the mountain. Even though the temps were in the teens, the wind was blowing hard and made it feel much colder.

Jamie: I usually tell either DH, or DD where I go, or I leave a note on the table. I virtually never deviate from the route if I outline specific trails. Most times, I am not that specific, and just tell them the mountains I'll run on, but then there would not be 100's of trails, just a few, so someone looking for me would cover the area within a few hours.

Mandy: I can relate to the "systemic shock" from the cold. I once spent a couple weeks on Hawaii around Thanksgiving, then came back to The Windy City during a winter storm - and Lake Michigan had turned into an ice-hurling Monster!

sugnim: Hope you'll be better soon.

AT: Wonderful picture! Reminds me of my run yesterday. On that run, I dropped one of my mittens, and a good load of snow ran right into it. At first, I was worried that the melting snow turning to water would turn into ice again in the low temperatures and freeze off my fingers, but my hands stayed nice and warm, even though the mitten was frozen solid after a while. Seems that the lining had wicked all the water away from my skin, deep into the insulation fluff, so that my fingers survived unscathed. These are great mittens, waterproof inside and out!

QOTD1: I'd chose option 2, warm winters and hot summers. I just love the heat and don't suffer too much in humidity - may have to do with the fact that when I grew up in Austria, 80 degrees was considered "hot" in summer, and we spent all day at the pool. Nowadays, with the climate change over Europe, it's warmer there, too, but fairly dry (dryer than in PA, so almost like a desert, even though people there don't know it).

I run quite well in the heat, as long as I start in the morning and get used to the rising temperatures along the way.

QOTD2: It has warmed up considerably today, temps in the upper teens. Cloudy now, but most of the day was bright sunshine.

XT - Yea, brain fart.  Knew it was UM, but DD has been wearing her Chilly Cheeks sweat shirt around all weekend, so that's on my mind.

Here's your Photo Op.

You guys are so tough!!!  This is how I dress to run today where it was 61 and sunny...minus the hat and gloves..oh and leggings not shorts!!!  Looking good XTreme....

XT - Yea, brain fart.  Knew it was UM, but DD has been wearing her Chilly Cheeks sweat shirt around all weekend, so that's on my mind.

 

Here's your Photo Op.

 

DD1: LOL

XT: Cool hat. Am I wrong, or is everybody wearing microspikes or similar? And then shorts... must be a guy thing. I for myself would rather dress like the Queen. Well, to each their own.