According to the calendar, at least. In reality, the temperature's been several degrees below freezing for the last two weeks, and we even had a dusting of fresh snow on Sunday. My previous experience in Toronto and Wisconsin taught me that the toughest part about living in a cold climate isn't the frigid temperatures in December and January, it's the endless winter effect you get in March and April, when you start looking for signs of a spring that never quite seems to get started. I'm trying to keep my thoughts of warm weather locked away in one of the many unused portions of my brain, but it's hard. Next year we definitely have to go on a tropical vacation during Reading Week (the Canadian term for what is known elsewhere as Spring Break. They know better than to tease like that.)
In other news, my half marathon training has suffered a minor setback due to some pain and swelling in my knee. No biggie--it's a problem I've had for years that flares up fairly regularly. It actually feels okay to run on it, but I don't want to push my luck. So I'm scaling back my long runs until the knee feels a bit better.
Some warm sunshine sure would be a great motivator. Sigh.
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