I had gone out at lunch and it seemed to be on the warm side though overcast. Then the sun came out and it seemed awfully nice.
Weather.com claimed that it felt like it was 40. I changed my clothes and decided to go OUTSIDE to run. If I have to wear more than running tights, a shirt and a sweatshirt it's too cold for me to run outside. I opted for running tights, a shirt, and a longsleeved shirt over top plus my dirty running shoes. (And by dirty, I mean old and messy.) They would become my muddy running shoes before it was over.
What one can't easily estimate from the 15th Floor Overlooking Fenway is how windy it is. There are a couple of visible trees, but it doesn't help much. Currently there are no flags flying at Fenway to help judge.
It cold. And windy. Regardless, I ran. I'd be pretty lame if I didn't. Though I could have go inside to the gym.
Here was my path around the short loop of the Fens and a bit of the Emerald Necklace. (Go visit -- it combines two of the coolest things: Google maps & Nike+.)
It looks like a funny run for me for two reasons: (1) I was running to a Nike+ Workout (see next entry); and (2) I kept encountering big patches of mud that I didn't really want to run through, so I'd slow to to walk and try to get the least muddy. It was a good thing I was just about home at 4 miles because my iPod died at that point.
Overall, I will not become one of those crazy people who run in the cold. When I got inside weather.com claimed it felt like it was 26. That's too cold for me.