Running and Dangers of the Tundra

Weather has been off and on here in Nome for the past three weeks. What that means is there are days where is warm enough to strip down to my running shorts and no shirt, head out on a trail and continue wiping sweat from my eyes. Then there are days like today. Rain coming in sideways, the river water is warmer than the air temp, and...did I mention the rain coming in sideways. Along with this is pea soup fog. Fog so thick that the only shapes you can make out all seem to be outlines of bushes until the bush start moving...and its a musk ox...or a moose...or...a bear. The later encounter has not happened, yet. But today is an another easy run, letting the hamstring heal to completion. I ran six miles on it Thursday and took yesterday off. Hopefully today's run allows for a little more loosening up. More to come....