-1

This Southern girl never dreamed that she would be living in the frozen tundra that is Minnesota in the Winter, much less enjoying it. I don't love the winters, but there are other fantastic things that make Minnesota a great place to live. Anyway, if you can't beat the winters, join them I guess. So we continue to run at 5 am EVEN if it is -1 (air temp), as it was this morning. Amazingly, it is not that bad if you are dressed in 4 or 5 layers (kidding...actually 3 seems to do the trick)! Actually, it does feel great to get out. And, as Whitney stated recently, there is just something about getting home to a warm, quite, still house to enjoy a cup of coffee and the peacefulness of the morning after an early run. So, there is that to appreciate.
As we were running this morning, in particular, I could not help but think to myself..."you know it is COLD when"... your eyelashes stick together when you blink (frozen); the part of the scarf covering your mouth freezes from your breath; the dog poop in the poop bag that your are carrying freezes solid as a rock; Peggy has an ice cycle mustache; when you take your hat off at the end, the exposed, sweaty hair is frozen...yes crunchy frozen; it takes you all day to thaw out.
Anyway, the early runs, as cold as they are, are going to help get us through the long winter without going crazy (a light therapy lamp wouldn't hurt either!).