December 07, 2005
Crossing the Brandywine
It snowed overnight in Delaware. I knew I wasn't in Minneapolis when I heard them talking about the "bitter" overnight temperatures—in the low 20s, ha!—that we'll be having.
But it was perfect today, an inch or so of snow, about 28° at 6am, and I was able to use the half-light of early dawn to get to the Brandywine Creek trails just as the sun peeked over the horizon. Some famous people have crossed the Brandywine. I had the advantage of not being chased by Redcoats, while lugging a sleeping roll, a musket and shot, and hard rations.
The high 20s are such a great temperature for running, though there will be much colder between now and March in Minneapolis. Bring it on! Ron Daws is still right: it's much easier to train in the cold than the heat. I used that quote from Daws in my Running Times article about winter running gear (hats, mainly). It's not online, you have to buy the January/February issue. Go buy it!
To inspire you to get out and run, here are some views near Brandywine Creek in the snow that I took on my run today.
Looking west along Brandywine Creek from the Rockland Rd bridge
Trail on the northern bank of the creek, part of the Northern Delaware Greenway
Looking east from the state highway 92 bridge
Trail on the south side of the creek
Looking across Brandywine Creek from the south bank (true right)
I also saw a fox scuttle up from the creek where it was drinking.
Posted by robe0419 at December 7, 2005 07:39 AM | TrackBackEvan, what a gorgeous run. I work at an art gallery in Tucson, Arizona, and when artists from back east paint these types of scenes it always seems to idyllic to be true. Nice to hear you saw all this on one run. Thanks for visiting my blog, and any man who quotes Ron Daws is ok by me. Can't wait for the January Running Times now, though our lows bottom out at 26 or so.
Posted by: Mike Salkowski at December 7, 2005 08:48 PM