19 degree Sunny Saturday long run

COVID-19, “The Rona Era”

Today is the second day of post Nor’easter. I haven’t run in a couple of days and it’s time to run. By now the snow and ice should be melting a bit. I believe the majority of the sidewalks and streets should be cleared of snow too. This morning when I woke up, I didn’t know where to run because I didn’t know what would be cleared of snow and what wouldn’t be. I decided to run along the Charles River Esplanade. Running along the Charles, lately, that has been my “go-to”. With all the runners and memorial drive being a high volume area, the sidewalk, I assumed would be clear.

Finding parking on Memorial drive was easy. Check that off. The sidewalk along MIT and the Charles River were both cleaned off. After checking the temperature, 19 degrees, I put on my gloves, turned on the running app and started to run. When I started there were hardly any people out. I did see my stalkers, sleeping on the iced cold river. The air was brisk and my hands felt cold, even with gloves on. I knew I needed to run at least a mile to get my body warmed up.

On the Cambridge side of the river, I did “run” into a couple of people walking and a couple of people running in pairs. When I crossed over to the Boston side of the river, the cleared ease of running on the sidewalk changed. On the Boston side, the pavement was still icy and snowy. I had to use high knees and be mindful of where I placed my feet.

When I was close to the BU bridge, the pavement opened up and was clear. Running under the bridge I saw more of my stalkers chillin in the water. Around 8:30ish, I saw more runners coming my way. I even saw two guys wear shorts( no long pants underneath) while running. The sun was high and there was no clouds in the sky. I felt a good stride and groove while running. I just told my time to keep steady and consistent.

By the end, I finished the 6.60 loop.