Day 3: Yep, still cold

Date: 1/3/09

Consecutive Days Run: 3

Runner: Brandon Wood

Shoes: Newton AW Trainers

Location: New York, NY

Type of Run: Easy pace

Time of Day: 6:28 PM EST

Distance Run: 7.53 miles

Time Run: 01:01:26

Average Pace: 8:09 per mile

Weather Conditions: Cold (20 degrees Fahrenheit “real feel” of 2), Windy

Disposition: Happy

Link to Run Detail: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21639184

About the Run: My assigned workout was for one hour at, “Nice steady medium effort run the entire time.”; CHECK. Although, I have to say, it was difficult to pinpoint exactly what “medium effort” is when it is so flippin’ cold! At the start of my run the temperature was 20 degrees Farenheit, same as yesterday. However, I was going much farther and the wind was NUTS!! In fact, for the first twenty minutes I thought I knew what cold was, until I stopped to answer nature’s call and then I found out what cold REALLY was!

As far as gear goes, I would have had a SERIOUSLY rough time were it not for my Newton AW’s. My feet stayed nice and toasty with only my AW’s and a pair of the Newton socks that I cannot say enough about. One other thing that kept me from winding up flat on my ass was my Black Diamond Sprinter headlamp. There was seriously no other way I could’ve seen the ice I was about to run on.

All in all, a very good run. I really felt good and happily rediscovered the fact that my body tends to warm up (temperature-wise) regardless of the temperature outside. By the end of my run, my entire upper body, with the exception of my nose, was perfectly warm and comfortable. I also reaffirmed that running with forefoot/midfoot technique and with a high turnover is the ONLY safe way to run on icy pavement.