Cold

We've had a bitter cold week.  Several mornings, we have had temperatures in the double digits below zero.  One day, the high temperature never made it above zero.  And it was windy, too.  In addition to the low temps, the wind chills were ridiculous.  Embarrass, MN had -42 below zero this week (and that was actual air temperature, not wind chill).  Welcome to January in Minnesota.

The cold makes running more challenging.  We don't have any snow to speak of (which is weird), so the trails are free and clear.  And I don't mind running on really cold days.  But when the wind is blowing, running is not fun.  There were a couple of days where I thought the peninsula in the park was relocated to Embarrass, MN.  Brrrrr!

Today's run was pretty good, however.  I managed a nice 14 miler.  It was zero when I started and 5 degrees when I finished, but there wasn't much wind, which made things rather pleasant.  I even heard some chickadees, cardinals, and blue jays singing, which was fun.

Tomorrow it is suppose to get up to 32 degrees!  However, we are under a Winter Weather Advisory for mixed precipitation and possible freezing rain.  Ugh.

At least we get some nice winter sunrises....

A pretty January sunrise from the other week

Only 52 more days until spring.  Think spring!