Congrats to the runners who rise early from their warm bed, gather their running gear, and head into the cold darkness of a January morning to run. I would wager a set of warm mittens that each of you who do so always start with the attitude that you really would rather not have to do any of this. Yet once you get past the act of awakening, dressing, running, and return to the warmth of a completed run, you feel great and glad you took on the challenge!
January is such a critical month to train. It sets up the entire running year. If you do not get out to run you not only loose miles of training but you are much more likely to gain weight too, thus compounding the inevitable return to a training routine.
I suppose I can count myself as among a select group of fortunate runners who are able to be a bit more selective about scheduling a daily run. While I prefer to run in the early morning I will often wait until noontime or an evening run with a training group. Regardless of the time of day you run simply getting out the door to run in Michigan during the month of January is a tough challenge. The reward of conquering the elements during each completed run however are well worth the obstacles we face before we get out the door.
Run Happy :)
Thanks
Lee
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