{"id":5713,"date":"2014-11-16T22:07:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T03:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=5713"},"modified":"2014-11-16T22:07:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T03:07:22","slug":"winter-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2014\/winter-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Arrived&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winter came a little bit early this year and it came with a fury. I think most of us in the Twin Cities were glad that the storm track moved and we missed the 14&#8243; of snow that some had predicted! \u00a0Nevertheless, I went for a run with my visiting sister during the snow storm this past Tuesday morning!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/vQpmr9EmxS\/\" target=\"_top\">#running in the first snow storm of the season with @megthemalex she wasn&#8217;t excited about the white stuff and temps!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by @crossn81 on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-11-11T12:53:56+00:00\">Nov 11, 2014 at 4:53am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She wasn&#8217;t really prepared for such nasty weather so I had to loan her a few things. I actually had to dig out quite a bit of winter gear myself. I wore tights and merino wool shirt underneath windbreaker pants, a long-sleeve t-shirt, and a windbreaker jacket. I started with a Smartwool neck gaiter but that proved too hot and an Icebreakerz hat. And my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2013\/product-review-saucony-ulti-mitt\/\">Saucony Utili-Mitt<\/a>. I love those gloves! I had to loan her pretty much the outer layer of everything and gloves\/hat. You can read more about my winter gear plans on this old post about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2009\/running-at-21\/\">running at -21<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I pulled out the Yak-trax and I actually had just gotten a pair of new ones in the mail to review. But decided at the last minute not to wear them. Probably should have. My dilemma is that the first 1\/2 mile of my run is on the hospital&#8217;s sidewalk which is usually pretty much immaculate. Yak-trax are horrible on dry or little snow covered surfaces. But for the rest of the run they would have come in handy. They aren&#8217;t super easy to slip-on mid-run. Sometimes I&#8217;ve just ran in the &#8220;grass&#8221; instead of the sidewalk if I know the route will be super icy. That isn&#8217;t a bad solution for a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly as it seems, I am looking forward to running a bit more now that winter is here. Last Sunday I rode my bike to church for the last time for the season. Depending on how the storm progressed I had contemplated riding it to Solcana Monday morning, but there was already enough snow on the ground that I decided that I was done for the season! Since I won&#8217;t be riding to work on a regular basis anymore, that leaves an extra day for running! This past week I ran 2 days and Crossfit 3. I thought about running on Saturday morning and could have without the kids but thought I should take it easy. I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;ll run with the stroller much. Two main reasons &#8211; too cold on the kidddos and don&#8217;t want to ruin the trailer. It seems that if I don&#8217;t want to ride my bike in the salty slush, I probably shouldn&#8217;t use the trailer which cost almost as much as my bike! How cold is too cold to push the kids? I&#8217;m tempted to try a trail run with the trailer using the ski attachment. Anyone tried that with the Burly or Chariot? I know it works well for skiing and snow shoeing.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, so that&#8217;s some random winter thoughts. Are you excited for winter to be here?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter came a little bit early this year and it came with a fury. 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