Comments on: NYT Says I Don’t Care If It’s Freezing, Get Your Lazy Ass Out There http://www.ghotifish.net/2008/01/nyt-says-i-dont-care-if-its-freezing-get-you-lazy-ass-out-there/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: el http://www.ghotifish.net/2008/01/nyt-says-i-dont-care-if-its-freezing-get-you-lazy-ass-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-5519 el Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:21:23 +0000 http://www.ghotifish.net/blog/archives/2008/01/nyt-says-i-dont-care-if-its-freezing-get-you-lazy-ass-out-there/#comment-5519 <p>I remember when I trained for the half-marathon. I ran 11 miles when it was 9 degrees out, only I didn't know the temperature until I got home. Dressing for the weather is extremely important, and being careful on ice is also a must, but in general you really can get out no matter what the temperature.</p> <p>That said, I've been a total slacker about biking in Seattle. It's easy to be deterred by rain and darkness. The s-curvy hill I prefer to take has no street lights and a single lane for two-way traffic. I'm sure if I rode, I would be fine, but it's easy to come up with lots of rationalizations to take the bus instead of biking.</p> I remember when I trained for the half-marathon. I ran 11 miles when it was 9 degrees out, only I didn’t know the temperature until I got home. Dressing for the weather is extremely important, and being careful on ice is also a must, but in general you really can get out no matter what the temperature.

That said, I’ve been a total slacker about biking in Seattle. It’s easy to be deterred by rain and darkness. The s-curvy hill I prefer to take has no street lights and a single lane for two-way traffic. I’m sure if I rode, I would be fine, but it’s easy to come up with lots of rationalizations to take the bus instead of biking.

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