Hill training isn’t fun. I find that I am no longer looking forward to the Wednesday evening runs. It is no longer a social activity but a lonely slog up and down the hill.
So, when it became cold today I felt no guilt in skipping the run. It really isn’t that cold, temperature wise it is only -13 degrees. However, the wind chill makes it feel like -23. That’s good enough for me on a day when motivation is low.
In my defense I did go onto the treadmill in my gym. I set it to a high degree angle and tried to find how long I could keep that up. Treadmill running is different from what I’m used to so I couldn’t keep it up for very long. Still it was training.