Friday, January 29, 2010

BRRRrrrrrrr! + C4C

A cold snap has descended on Ottawa but that didn't stop me from going out to run. The alternative (dreadmill) is not one I am excited about! So I went in what the weather people described as a -32 celsius with the windchill. I didn't wait around for my GPS to warm up and catch a signal so the route is not totally accurate.
I kept it easy for the ~6km loop of the bridges. I know I have to mix it up but it was difficult to keep it slow in such a cold weather, I just wanted the run to be over! To be honest it didn't feel that cold but my glasses did get all frosted from the water condensation from breathing. And I don't think I get a good bounce from my shoes in such cold weather!

What I find kind of interesting is that the speed profile almost matches the altitude profile. I was going faster on the uphill than the flat surface...
Back in the holiday period, I was running a Cans for Comments campaign and pledged to continue to do it all year so here is this month's entry. It's simple: for every visitor that leaves a comment on this entry, I will donate a non-perishable food item to the local food bank. I also encourage you to give what you can to Unicef, Care or your favourite relief organisation for Haiti. I know I have given and plan to do so again regularly until the country is back on its feet.

I have a long run planned for the weekend. I'm starting to chicken out already because of the weather. Hopefully I'll grow some chest hairs overnight and brave the conditions!

5 comments:

  1. Wow, kudos for heading out in that! It's about -25 with the windchill here this morning and I'm NOT looking forward to 20K on the water front. Brrrr!

    Awesome that you are continuing with C4C!

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  2. Stay safe in the cold, (don't I sound like an old lady?) hehehe,

    Good for you helping C4C.

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  3. Yikes, I'm sitting in the airport coming home from Florida right now.... reading this is making me cold and wishing the week wasn't done already!! Here's another comment for you C4C :D Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

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  4. I heard most running clubs cancelled their runs because of the cold. I can't believe you braved that chill. Your lungs must have been screaming.

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  5. Hope I'm not too late for C4C. Been reading for a few weeks and I'm wondering what you use to superimpose your route from the Garmin on a Google map? Is that Garmin connect? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I'm a Garmin newbie.

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