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Motivation for last bout of cold weather!
alleycat_101
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I really thought I'd be outside by now, but I can't seem to get off the treadmill with this last bout of mid-west snow/cold weather. What is your motivation for running outside in less-than-pleasant conditions?
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having a race to train for! but that's about it. I ran 10 miles in 4" of snow once, and in -3 degree weather when I was training. When I'm not training, forget it. I won't go outside! I'm so ready to get out there but i'm being such a wimp about the cold.0
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I'm still doing a mix of treadmill and outdoor runs. Ready to tell the treadmill "goodbye" for good until next winter. C'mon spring, where are you?!?0
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I absolutely hate the treadmill. That's my motivation. I would much rather throw on layers and be outside in 15 degrees, then run on a treadmill. I used to hate running outdoors in the cold and I joined a group that met no matter what and it just became habit0
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I haven't been on the treadmill all winter. This weather is driving me crazy. Fortunately the snow has stopped for now and it claims to be in the high 30s so I will bundle up and run my 7 scheduled miles in my winter gear. I can't bring myself to get on the treadmill, I just can't. That's not to say it's easy to force myself out the door, it's not. I just do it. Lot's of coffee helps
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Two winters ago I was forced to train on a small indoor track and I hated it; additonally because it was such a small circumferance it seemed I was constanlty in a turn which screwed up my right glute for months afterwards. Ever since I have invested in the stuff I need to run outdoors regardless of the conditions. It cost a bit of money to get everything I needed but if you spread it out over the rest of the year you can get set-up for next winter. Bonus: come May/June a lot of winter running gear will be on clearance.0
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For me it is a number of things:
Didn't want to loose the progress I had made (just started running near the end of last summer)
Too cheap to buy a gym membership or treadmill
Training for a Tough Mudder in May this year
Didn't want to gain the weight that I have lost (rather enjoying the compliments that I get from people)
Love bragging about the fact that I ran in -20 temps with snow, people think that I am a badass runner
And now that my dogs are used to going out nearly everyday they get soooooo excited when I get up that they motivate me to throw on my gear and drag my *kitten* out the door.
Now that I have made it through one Canadian Winter running I will never get a treadmill, love running outside!0 -
I remind myself that every time I get out in the slush, snow, mud, freezing rain, ice, etc. I'm making it that much easier for myself to run a race when conditions are more ideal. I did a 22mile out and back training run on an icy trail in January where I actually had to run off of the trail on the way out so I the vegetation would provide a bit of traction; on the way back it was starting to melt which meant puddles and wet feet. When I ran my first marathon I kept thinking back to that run and telling myself that if I can run 22 under terrible conditions, 26.2 isn't any more difficult. My 22 mile run was 4:06. The marathon was 4:04. I was thankful that I could give myself that comparison. And if that doesn't work, there's always this:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151568835790329&set=a.257652785328.183358.110836750328&type=1&theater
I'm not sure if the link works; if not, go to Scott Jurek's facebook page. It's a photo of Anton Krupicka and Joel Wolpert running up a mountain in 18in of fresh powder.0
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