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I ran 14 km in a frozen landscape yesterday. Greenhouse effect?? What greenhouse effect? My freezing -23 run at sunset was a painful one. I now know what whales feel like when their belly blubber starts to freeze. I wore four upper layers: A neck tube, a toque, three lower layers, and mittens. My sports drink almost froze even though I made it with hot water. There were ice crystals in it. By the way, electrolyte drinks are almost undrinkable when hot because the salt makes you gag. My belly started getting frost-bitten so I had to remove my glove and hold my hand over my belly towards the end. I also had a pretty nippy face too until I warmed up around kilometer 3. I was joined by a giant husky for most of my run. He kept getting in my way because the trail is so narrow. He … Continue reading →