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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 2008

‘Tis the season for snowshoeing!

Posted February 14th, 2007 at 1:00 PM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Running & Training, Gear & Apparel, Miscellaneous, Training Tips, Cross Training

snow_running.jpgIt’s been too dangerous (during this frigid icy spell) to get in most of your outdoor runs. You can always count on the gym (for a treadmill under the air vent), but counting on indoor rubber is like counting sheep.

I miss the fix of fresh air, sans someone sneezing on me. I don’t particularly enjoy the forced eavesdropping of my neighbors cell phone conversation – let alone, the conversation I become a mute-third-party to. I need my daily dose of endorphins pumping, heart pounding, pore and mind opening, oxygen.

And I also enjoy the solitude and brief escape from the electronics that rule the day. During disagreeable weather, there is hope for us all to: get outside – get re-energized – and get a great cross-training hobby - without relying on the boredom of the machines housed in germ-factories of the masses …

What can we die-hard, runners do when it’s snowing?
Simple. Snowshoe.
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