One Last Run Before WInter

Well, technically it's already winter season in Minnesota I guess, but you wouldn't have thought so last Saturday.  45 degrees, no wind, brilliant sun.

Looks greener in the summer :-)

On December 2 in the Twin Cities the average high temperature is 30 degrees, and in some years there is a foot of snow on the ground.  Not last Saturday!  The girls and I went to our beloved county park to run on the hilly grass and dirt trails, through meadows and deep woods.

I had a wonderful run, 6.24 miles in an hour and 22 minutes, for an average pace of about 13:28, running and walking.  This weekend may have been the last chance to run in the park until spring, and plenty of other people were out there enjoying it too.  I did aggravate the hamstring injury, sorry to say, but I had such a great time.

I took the selfie on a ridge that overlooks a huge native-plant meadow in the park, a favorite place to take a breather and enjoy the view for a moment.  Sweet Pea took the second photo as I ran through the woods.

Today, Tuesday, the temperature is 17 degrees and the roads are icy.  The drive from home to Mayo Clinic, usually about 100 minutes, took an extra hour.  Alas, winter did get here.