I believe I said 'NO MORE SNOW'!

I believe I said 'NO MORE SNOW'! by leecolgate at Garmin Connect - Details

Whether you like or believe them, or not, the weather forecasts these days are incredibly accurate.  They threatened more snow, I laughed derisively, and then got snowed on during today's session.  So that's me told.

It was obviously cold, I could tell that during the morning dash to the fridge (which lives outside) for juice.  But, I mean, it's April, for god's sake.  So I made doubly sure this morning to warm up thoroughly and then head straight out for the run, no faffing.  And difficult though I found it this morning, with a headwind again and a biting one at that, making breathing quite painful and freezing my ears to the point of headache, it went better than Tuesday's.  Only marginally in terms of distance, but (significantly for me) pace-wise I was back under the 9 minutes per mile that is my current benchmark.

Saturday and Sunday are the days for the last 2 scheduled sessions this week, by which time I believe it may have warmed up a bit.  I've also looked ahead at future sessions and had a bit of a heartstopping moment at the appearance of what looked like some Fartleks (see this post for a sample of my opinions on these hellish monstrosities) in my future.  On closer examination, they look more like interval runs (i.e. no actual sprinting), but I'm on guard now just in case.

I have another visit with Natalie and Aidan today, this time with the additional joy of mum and cousin and, possibly aunt(s).  I can't wait, it's bound to be an absolute hoot.  But if you can avoid Uckfield, and in particular Pizza Express, between 1 and, oh, 3 this afternoon, you probably should.

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