Snow Run - The Sequel

Exactly one week after the snowstorm, we got hit with another round of snow from mother nature. Another 5-7 inches of fresh snow on the ground and another Tuesday night run with Peter.

This week we were gonna be smarter (or so we thought). We were only going to run for 45 minutes and we were going to run in a primarily residential area where we had hoped more people would be doing some shoveling.

We got rolling a few minutes earlier than usual, which was great. We started out uphill, but were pleasantly surprised by all the shoveling that had gone on that day. I'm guessing the fact that the whole city shut down early that day had something to do with it. The roads themselves were still a bit treacherous and as we crossed each road we had piles of snow to hurdle over. It started to feel more like a steeplechase and not a run.

The first 20 minutes of the run were great. We had mostly clear sidewalks and were enjoying the winter wonderland that our city had become. At one point Peter commented that we'd have to remember this route was good the next time it snowed. Famous last words Peter...

We came upon Tokay and Odana and from there back to Peter's was pretty much awful. The local businesses of Mobil, Westgate Mall and Research Park had not plowed or shoveled. The snow was fairly deep and solid footing was non-existent. We trudged along hoping for a clearing, but found no refuge. We turned onto Mineral Point road and started to hit the residential neighborhoods again. At least some of the sidewalks were cleared in this section.

At one point Peter noticed a box of food in the snow, then another and then another. We looked up ahead and saw a woman walking. We thought she must have dropped her groceries. So, we proceeded to pick up boxes of couscous, cans of nacho cheese, cat food, frozen asparagus, etc... and chased after the woman. When we reached her, we discovered these weren't her groceries and there was no one else in sight. I looked at Peter and was like 'What are we going to do with these? I don't want to carry them.' He said 'This is like $15 worth of groceries. We aren't leaving them here'.

Peter and I ran the rest of the way back to his house, arms loaded with groceries. I said 'This would only happen to us'. Somehow we always manage to have these interesting experiences when we run together. Like any normal person would do, we placed all the groceries in a snow-covered bush and took a picture to show off our find. We divided up the groceries and continued on with our evenings.

So here it is, a week later and I am home sick with the flu. No fun run with Peter tonight....or probably the next two weeks with the holidays and all.

Stay tuned for more adventures in running with Peter Nelson. We will be sure to make something up in case nothing interesting happens.