Melrose Tuesday night running

I finally got back to Melrose for a Tuesday night club run.

My last club run was January 20th and then I only ran 4 miles. We have had so many snow storms in the GBA that it has either been snowing or we have been still digging/plowing out of the last storm on Tuesday nights.

I don’t have a spring marathon so I’m avoiding harsh or dangerous conditions. If I can get in a few 4 to 6 mile runs each week, that’s all I really need.

Since it was a Tuesday night in the GBA, it was snowing. It’s a meteorological certainty these days. The air temp was 27° and the wind chill was 14°. With the air that close to the freezing point, the snow was wet. The snow fall was light and dusted the streets like confetti in the head lights of on-coming cars.

Not bad. Especially for this winter. I would much rather run in light snow and 27° than light rain in 35°. The rain always soaks through your clothes eventually. I don’t care what you are wearing. If you are out long enough, the water and cold will find its way to the core of your being.

Snow just bounces off without a chance to melt. entrench and seek out your skin.

I wore many layers tonight. On my feet I wore my trusty Brooks Adrenaline ASR 10 GTX shoes. I felt confident and sure-footed with every step on the ice, slush and snow slickened roads.

For our Tuesday Night run we managed 4.34 miles at a leisurely 8:40 pace. Nothing to write home about, but they were some good outside mileage and will beat a treadmill run any day.

With my 4.85 on the treadmill yesterday, my week is looking pretty good.

Run well my friends,

Andy