it’s cold here.  cold as in snow, ice, and wind that hits you like a ton of bricks as you come around the corner downtown.  i have decided today that i am either crazy insane or insanely crazy.  pick whichever one you want, but they both have the words crazy and insane in them.

i speak in regards to running when it’s this goddamn cold.  i ran 5k today and let me clue you into what it means to run during weather like this.  i ran on the lakefront and the entire time (30 mins, yeah i know i’m at the beginning of training) there were only 5 people i saw.  i was the only set of footprints in the snow and there was only 1 other runner.  the wind cut so bad that i had a headache 3 minutes into the run.  i could hear the white noise of lsd in the background but it was so eerily calm i felt like i was in a horror flick.

as i made my way to the path along the lake i couldn’t help but think how much i miss all this.  i mean yeah i have been lazy but this was fun (well the headache will subside soon). i never thought i would miss the fact that my legs hurt, i have an awful smell in my nose from the mixture of ammonia and body sweat covering me, i’m sweaty and my hands are freezing.

i did however have one saving grace and that’s because my lady bought me a nike amp+ watch for xmas.  basically it’s an ipod remote and watch combo (plus it looks dope too).  change songs, get your powersong, jack up the volume and control it all.  it rules and it’s essential to my workout routine.