Even in the coldest of temperatures, my lungs do not burn when I run outside. I think they used to when I was in middle school or high school? (I've been running for so many years that I can't remember that time frame, but I remember that awful feeling.) This morning a good friend and I planned a run with another girlfriend, completely disregarding the wind advisory.
We met around 5:15 to drive to our meeting place. The wind was whipping the car around the interstate, but we continued on to the running start point. Due to a myriad of reasons, we were late in meeting our friend. Of course, this meant that our friend figured that we were not able to make out for a run this morning! Even though neither one of us had any desire to run in the whipping wind, we got out and trudged along. I think we ran a mile- if that! The air was so, so, so cold and my lungs actually felt a... BURN?! Very strange. It's been YEARS, as I mentioned, since I've had a burning in my chest from running outside.
So. Does all this mean I'm a wimp? This burning nonsense? Probably. In the end, I figured there was no need to run four miles in freezing cold temps due to the wind chill; when I could just as easily run for an hour on the treadmill. This marathon training really requires some dedication at this time of the year.
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