What to wear??

Today it was cold again like it was at the very beginning of January. Running in the cold isn’t so bad. Surprisingly, you warm up quite a bit when you start running. Unfortunately, I have yet to master dressing for the temperature. For some reason I just can’t seem to get it right. I had checked the weather before I left work last night and the forecast a 6AM was 20 degrees feels like 1 degree so at 5:15 I figured if anything it would be a little colder. This is what I ended up leaving the house in: a long sleeve shirt, a light fleece pullover, my reflective jacket, running tights, sweatpants, 2 pairs of gloves, a headband, and a hat…oh and a scarf for my face. A little excessive I now know, but I kept picturing how cold I was yesterday and I couldn’t help myself. The rule is that when you go outside you should feel cool. I felt comfortable so right away I knew I should have run back in a dropped off a layer, but I wasn’t ready to give up any warmth. By the time I met Michelle (who I think was wearing 3 times as less layers than me), I was pretty warm.

The scarf was off within the first mile. Other than that I did ok. I definitely would have been fine without the fleece pullover, but truthfully, I could have used another pair of gloves! I keep saying that I am going to start wearing big ski mittens when I run, but I always forget until I’m mid-run and my hands are freezing. I could have used them today. Even wrapping the scarf around my hands (which mind you were each inside 2 gloves) was not enough to warm them up. I’ve decided that my fingers just can’t keep themselves warm on their own. They need each other, so mittens it is! We knocked out our 10.5 mile run for the week almost 3 minutes faster than our next fastest time! And I managed to make a few mental notes about dressing appropriately for running in the winter. All in all I would say it was a pretty productive morning!

In fundraising news…..I sent my letter to staples to get copied yesterday. My plan tomorrow is to stop and get the letters, some pretty pens, and lots of envelopes. I already have the stamps and the address labels. Then hopefully by this weekend, I will start stuffing the envelopes!