Running in the cold-not bad once I get out there.

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DISTANCE	PACE	ELAPSED TIME
1.0 mi	11:40 min/mi	00:11:40
2.0 mi	11:23 min/mi	00:11:22
3.0 mi	11:31 min/mi	00:11:30
3.0 mi	15:30 min/mi	00:00:37

I have been fortunate so far that I have only had a few days where it has been cold and I know there will be much worse days ahead. So far I have found that once I get out there it isn't so bad. The hard part is getting my mind set to go outside.

I find that when I am cold inside the house, it really deters me from wanting to go out and run. Once I am out it isn't so bad. The sun was shining and the temperature was 35 with some wind. I just made sure when I ran the wind wasn't blowing directly at my face for long periods of time. I found if I bob and weave thorough neighborhoods the wind is not as bad...or so it seems.

I did 3 miles today...which really only takes a few more minutes than 30 minutes and I feel as though I have accomplished more when I do 3 miles. Again, one of my rules is to not take shortcuts so I try to push myself at least one of the weekday runs to go longer, if it is only by a few minutes.