It happens every year the weather turns cold. As a runner this is the worst thing because you have to transition from shorts to spandex. There is nothing worse then running in spandex pants, especially in cold weather. My rule of thumb is anything under 40 degrees requires spandex pants and anything above 40 you can still wear shorts as long as you wear a warm base. I'm not sure why my legs don't ever get as cold as my core.
This is the time of year where runners disappear inside the gym and are not to be seen again until March. You can always tell the more serious runners because they are willing to run at 5:30am, without light, and in the frigid weather. I always think to myself that I am able to run comfortably 8 months out of the year and 4 months I suffer. I will run through almost any condition with one exception, ice. It is just too dangerous to run in the snow and I have fallen many times in the past so if ice exists then I just wont even try. A few years back I slipped on the ice and cut my leg but I kept going. When I got back home my shoe was filled with blood. That is the problem with cold, you cant fully feel your extremities. I remember telling the doctor in the emergency room and they were shocked that I didn't feel it. For now I wont need to worry about ice but I still have to deal with the cold.
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