Weekend summary: Saturday, cold. Sunday, colder. Ok, slightly more detail ... On Saturday I took part in the lovely Osterley Park 10k, organised by the team behind the Ealing half marathon. Taking in two loops of the grounds, it was flat but on trail (and grass in places). And lord it was freezing - I couldn’t feel my feet during my attempt to warm up and taking off the layers before the start was a painful process. But of course once underway, conditions were fine - lovely bright blue skies and soft trail underfoot and I was pleased to finish second and win a rather lovely trophy.
Then Sunday. Ugh, Sunday. Yes, snow in London is all very unusual and exciting but I could have done without it coming at me horizontally on my long run. Melting slushy snow and sleet soon soaked my feet, and my gloves got wetter and wetter until by the last couple of miles I could feel neither feet nor hands. It took hours, hot baths and gallons of tea to warm up afterwards. So my conclusion from the weekend is cold = fine. But cold + wet = not fun at all.
So, over to you. Any snowman building PBs to report? Snowy parkruns conquered? As for you lot over in the Southern hemisphere, share nicely. You wouldn’t miss a few degrees, and it’s truly vile in London today ...
