Running on the Snow: 3 Ways it's Aiding Rehab

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Running on the snow is really growing on me.  It is an adventure with every step.  At first I was skeptical about going out on such an unsure surface after my recent injury but so far it hasn't been so bad.  Running on the snow may even be helping me.  How, you ask?  Well...
1. You have to go slow!   
Now that I'm running again, it is so tempting to do too much too soon-- to go too fast... take on too many miles.  Running in this crazy weather has forced me to slow down and has kept me on my training "plan".  For example, I went out the other day and it was 14 degrees with -1 wind chill.  I was scheduled to do 1 mile and believe me nothing could have tempted me to go farther in that craziness!  I was feeling good so if the weather was nicer, I don't know that I would have stopped at just 1 mile.  Good thing the weather was horrible. :)