Snow/Cold Weather Running

As much patience as runners have with the delayed gratification of training for a race 6 months down the road, I see too many times that we all make dumb mistakes by going too fast when the weather is bad. Cold and snow wreck many outdoor workouts and runs.  When did it become naughty to run a training run 45-60 seconds slower than your normal run pace because of snowy conditions or to just do a workout indoors.  Most runners will not do it because they feel they are not maximizing their run for the day? Leave your watch at home on crummy winter days and just enjoy the slower paced run outside.  If you totally have to be indoors modify the running workout to fit the treadmill or even the Aerodyne Bike or Elliptical Trainer.