Seasonal transition is often evident on the running trail. In these photos, one moment you’re enjoying a crisp and clear autumn day and a half mile later, you see storm clouds brewing over the mountains. While our area is still not expecting frigid temperatures for a little while, they are coming and it’s a good time to check out the winter wardrobe.
I’ve written two posts on winter running gear in the past so I’ve linked to those in the interest of not being overly repetitive.
The cold weather may slow us down but it shouldn’t prevent us from getting out onto the road or trail in the first place. Plan ahead now and when those storm clouds finally show up, you’ll be ready.
A note on race recovery time. I’m twenty-six days out from my marathon and during that time, I’ve been able to tell that the recommendations of one recovery day for every mile of the race distance are spot on. I’ve been running but my longest distance has been six and through all of them, I can tell that taking it easy is the right thing to do. Though on a technicality I’ll be past the recovery time by tomorrow, I’ll still build back up slowly.