Crazy Cold

So, here in Maryland it was ridiculously could this past weekend ... like 20 degrees with a wind chill making it feel like single digits and winds that almost ripped my wife's car door off. So where was I for 60 minutes Sunday? Outside ... freezing.

I will admit that I am usually what people call a "fair weather" tracuer, as I prefer to train when the conditions outside are more favorable. There are occasions though when I look outside and it is freezing, or raining, and a voice asks me "Are you really going to let that stop you? What if you had to?" As I stated, I don't do it often, but I try to put myself in uncomfortable conditions often enough to remind me that you should be able to adapt. Adapt to the weather, the surfaces, what you are wearing, etc.

How was it? Horrible. I put on a few extra layers, but my extremities and exposed skin on my face was very upset afterward. I stuck with precisions and transitions into and out of precisions while mixing in push ups to try to keep everything moving. The training was good though, as I had to be very mindful not to become sloppy due to the conditions. I felt good afterward knowing that I was able to force myself to do something that I needed to do and wanted to do, despite the fact that ... well ... I didn't really want to do it. It was a good day.