Cold Weather

We've had a cold couple of weeks up in Oregon! It doesn't usually snow (or freeze) this close to the coast. We got a good taste of what's to come.

Icy roads kept me at home instead of headed to the gym at least one day last week. I made up for it by heading out for a run, thoroughly bundled.

Three layers on top, two on bottom. Wool compression socks kept my toes quite warm!

When we visited last year, I was running in shorts.

Turns out, wool socks make great gloves—and they double as a tissue.

I headed out on my favorite trail, which starts a little over a mile from my in-laws house. The trail starts on the beach dunes, weaving in and out of evergreen trees and meandering past (frozen) ponds. After a few miles, you end up in the middle of cow fields.

Cows are huge.

The trail crosses under the highway and heads up into bigger hills and deeper forest. By the time I got there, the snow was obscuring the trail. I turned around early and finished my run on the snowy beach.

The run was beautiful and just tons of fun. My entire core was sore the next day from all the side-to-side jumping on the trail—great cross training!

How do you deal with training in cold weather? Any tips?