A Passion for Running

Welcome to the home of Mark aka The Running Blogfather – a 40 year-old dad, husband and marathon runner who’s beaten injury and is on the comeback trail!

a break from the gloom

passion for running category: running on Wednesday, November 29 2006

The weather is lightening up a bit. Temperature is up to -24C from yesterday’s low of -28. With windchill, yesterday was -40. Today, there is very little wind.

And the forecast looks great. By Saturday, our weather will be something more …humane.



for those of you thinking i’m nuts running in the cold

passion for running category: running on Tuesday, November 28 2006

If you run on a treadmill, I think you are equally nuts!

DANG, I hate those things. No wonder they call them “dreadmills”. I just about went kookoo in the 90 minutes I spent on one this afternoon.

Thank God it’s supposed to warm up to -20C tomorrow!



everyone has their limit

passion for running category: running on Tuesday, November 28 2006

Mother Nature won today. I am going to do my 90 minute run on the treadmill at my gym instead of braving the elements to get home.

-40 is just too cold. I wore my gear to work this morning and that wind was blowing right through my polar tech pants like a knife. It’s just not worth the risk to run 9+ miles in that kind of cold.

So, my limit seems to be -35. After that, I pull the plug on running outdoors.



whoa

passion for running category: running on Tuesday, November 28 2006

Current temperature in Edmonton without windchill is -28C/-18F. With windchill, it is -40C/-40F.

I did a little video up for CRN. Go take a look.



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