Weather Warrior

There is no other way to sum up today's weather than: CRAZY! The day started out a nice balmy 46 degrees. It was lovely - almost spring-like. I didn't even need a jacket. As the day has progressed though the temperature has dropped and the precipitation has changed from rain to ice to snow. The winds are suppose to whip up to a wicked 40mph with 50mph gusts. One to three inches of snow should be hitting the ground as well. All this while the temps fall to a brisk -9 degrees. If you are doing the math and factoring in the wind chill, it's gonna feel like -30 degrees by tomorrow morning. And wouldn't you know it - Peter is gonna go out and run on this lovely January day.

As Peter so nicely pointed out in his blog, I've been missing some of our regularly scheduled Tuesday runs. I did indeed bail last week due to what I perceived as cold. 10 degrees with 15 mph winds feels like -5. I'd say it's ok to hunker down and run on the treadmill for the evening. This week, I was busy. The 'new boy' and I had a variety of errands to run and there was simply no other time to do them together this week. In my defense, I have every right to miss a run or duck inside from time to time. It is after all - January. I have no big races coming up and as I have gotten older and wiser, I have learned when to say 'when'. This is a skill Peter hasn't quite learned yet as he is only a fresh, young 26 years old. I may be older, but am far wiser and in the prime of life.

Would you jump off a bridge just because you can? I don't think so.

As Peter run through the wintry mess yesterday, I relaxed and ran errands with my 'new boy'. I couldn't be happier with him and I couldn't think of a better way to spend my Tuesday evening. For the record, next Tuesday I will be returning from sunny San Diego and will miss another Tuesday evening run.