Slogging through Ice Puddles
Slogging through Ice Puddles
I just couldn’t stand it anymore…it didn’t matter what the weather was like, I had to get outside and run this past week! Even though the path I use still had some snow cover and patches of ice in shaded areas, I simply decided that it didn’t matter. If it was too bad, I would just turn around and head back home.
As it turned out, I landed in an ice puddle just as I exited our alley! Well, I didn’t have to try and avoid puddles any more since my feet were now members of the “Polar Bear Club”.
It felt so great to be outside again: breathing in the fresh, crisp winter air. There was one place on the trail that could have been a child’s wading pool…and I managed to run right through the middle of it, splashing freezing cold water onto the front of my running tights. Luckily, the weather was in the high 30’s to low 40’s. I just gave a loud yelp and vowed not to hit it again on the way back!
It had been about 10 days since my last outdoor run, and I was more than ready. The day before I had run on the treadmill for 40 minutes, and because of my limited eyesight and elusive balance, I had to hold onto the treadmill as I ran. This makes running on the treadmill, which is already a tedious task, more trouble than it’s worth. I would rather slog through ice puddles than run on a treadmill any day!
So you don’t have to let a few ice puddles get in the way of having a great run – I certainly didn’t. 
How ‘bout it?
-Vision Runner
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