When I sent my three-year old Garmin back to get a refurbished replacement last week, the very nice customer service guy told me that there would be a 90-day warranty on the refurbished model. I figured that would be a great incentive to keep up my outdoor runs through the cold, dark days of winter.
Well, my “new” Garmin arrived yesterday (only a week after I sent my old one back!) and it is going to be sitting on the charger for a few days before I test it out.
It’s COLD outside!
The temperature reading at o’dark-thirty this morning was in the low 20’s and that is not counting the wind chill. Hearing the wind whipping around our house and whistling through the cracks makes me feel colder even when I’m still snuggled under the covers. The forecast for the next few days isn’t any better. It looks like we will drop into the teens over the next few nights. Brr! It’s times like these that I appreciate my treadmill.
I promised myself that I would run outside again once it gets back up to the 30’s. Hopefully that will happen this weekend before the snow comes and makes my route dangerously slippery.
I know people who live in Ohio, Minnesota and Canada who manage to go out in much colder weather, but I am just not in the mood to bundle up that much–especially on a weekday morning. Now, if my in-laws were here I might give it a try, because it’s never to cold to go OUT for a run when my mother in-law is visiting. 😉
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ahhhhhh wimp!! 🙂 j/k I think a run in the cold is even more adventerous, makes you feel tough!
I can relate! It's not so much getting out in the cold because I warm up pretty quickly. It's taking the time to get all that gear on first! I almost need an extra 20 minutes to get READY to go out and on a weekday, that's tough because I'm on a tight schedule for shower, breakfast getting dressed, etc. and I like my quiet time with my tea!
Kudos to you for even getting out there on cold weekday mornings at all! Say hello to your treadmill for me!
Yeah, yeah, Steena! I know! I would have gone out this morning but the wind drove me to my treadmill!
Mercade, one of my issues is that I do get so warm once I'm running. I either have to freeze during my warm-up or get overheated, and I'd rather freeze, but not that much!
i'm with you on this….that wind chill is BRUTAL!!! hoping the spring comes very early this year! 🙂
I gave up riding my bike outside when it dropped below the 50s. I am a wimp.