Whoops, here I am (again).
January 17, 2009
The rash of very cold days this winter has me thinking about how to dress up to the weather. Yesterday I went to REI to buy a balaclava (mask) for winter. I read from a running magazine that running in the cold weather is very taxing to your lungs. The low moisture, low temperature of the cold air eventually would produce a (hacking?) cough. One way to counter this, they suggest, is to wear a mask which would allow you to warm the air that is about to be inhaled. I have yet to try this.
I ran outside today (not using my newly acquired mask) when it was 37 degrees F and covered eight miles in the process. I could have gone for more but I was running out of time- I had errands to do. This time I did it in a smaller park so I can afford accessibility to my car within a minute or two. This was in case I could not stand running in the cold. I am just a wuzz, that’s why.
