It
is still very much winter here. (The photograph is from January between snows when most everything was melted away.) We now have a couple of feet of snow and most days
the temperature is not above freezing. It’s very beautiful but not so conducive
to running and I haven’t gone for a single run the entire month of February.
This, of course, means I’m getting out of shape.
Don’t
get me wrong, I love to run but when the snow gets so deep you can only run on
the pathways that are plowed which means either the roads or the walking path
in the park. All of those places are icy or there are cars and ice. I’m well
aware of the fact that when I fall I easily break, having broken my hand a few
years ago from a fall while (you guessed it) running.
So
instead of running, I’ve been going on walks. I walk for two or three miles
about every other day, usually in the park. There are good things about walking
and winter because it slows you down and you see more. I do enjoy that. And I
also do some cross country skiing, though this year I have not because I am
lazy about dealing with all of the equipment and paying for park and ski passes
when I know I’ll probably only get to the groomed trails once or twice. And
where I would go right around here by the river there have been moose hanging
out so I don’t really relish the idea of a moose encounter on skis.
So
basically I am confessing a sense of guilt about not running (even if I have
legitimate concerns) and regret for falling out of shape. I think I should
probably consider gym membership for the winter months. I could run and bike
for an hour every other day on a treadmill or stationary bike. I’ve never had a
gym membership but I think it is time that I seriously consider it if I’m
growing so old that I’m concerned about falling on ice. I can say my shoulders
and arms are getting stronger. There’s lots of snow to shovel and I have been
shoveling it. But March workouts are still probably going to kick my butt.
(That’s the end of this week!)
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