Quote Originally Posted by Bluetree View Post
I'm doing mine - once a week! Although lately I've been cheating and doing it at the gym (60 minutes on the spin bike + 5k on the treadmill).

It's been so cold in the a.m. lately that the full-on clothing change gets tedious. This morning I got back from my ride (35°) and immediately turned on a hot shower. My core temp was OK, but my skin temp was so chilled that I couldn't feel how hot the water was! I had to use my tongue to gauge the temp... oh my.

Yeah those runs can hurt. My coach has me doing drills that have me hopping and skipping a lot on the balls of my feet. It's supposed to teach me to keep from hitting the ground too hard when I run, thus preventing back/knee issues.
You are NOT cheating!

Being cold is miserable. Being on a bike and cold... really miserable. But it's what we have to do... right?

Drills huh? Sounds like some of the drills my running coach has given me over the past few months. I am suppose to learn how to control my entire leg and muscles when my feet hit the ground... tightened my glutes... all that. I'm not too good at that yet.