I Hate To Be Cold

Winter is the most miserable time of year for me. Every year I tell myself that I'm going to keep running, swim if I have access to a pool, and ride the trainer consistently. Well I successfully ran through December with my last long run of 10 miles successfully kept at 7:30 pace. After that, I was pretty much done for. As for swimming, well I certainly had access to a pool (heck, I had access to an entire civic center) and only managed to use the faciliy one time... and no, that one time did not involve use of the pool. Damn. Indoor trainer usage was minimal. I think I had the bike on the trainer all winter so far and managed to get on the darn thing all of 3 times. I did get a "solid" 30 minute ride in on one occasion. Ha. I was not built for cold weather. I was not built for windy days. I was not built for sleet, snow, or ice whatsoever. I was designed for those 90 degree days when most people can't stand in the sun without sweating profusely much less compete successfully in a sporting event. These are the days I long for. The days when the heat makes your car so hot you burn your legs on the seats, the days when even the pools start to feel like bath water, the days when your sno-cone melts before you can even get the first spoonful of 1/2 watermelon, 1/2 wedding cake icy goodness to your mouth, the days when you can run in nothing but a pair of shorts and a sports bra... ah, how I long for some nice hot days.