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After a week
of very warm weather, for Fairbanks in January that is, the air was a little
brisk this morning at the start of the Airport Run. This race is probably
cancelled more frequently that any other Running Club North race, because the
morning temperature on race day is often below -25°F. Temperatures today
along the course, between the 3- and 5-mile marks,down by the Tanana River west
of the runway, were even brisker than at the start, but well above -25. A
little bit of cool air didn't stop 17 runners, plus the Race Director and his
assistant, from enjoying some sunshine out on the course. Another dozen
runners, out on their weekly training run, also were spotted along the course. In the only exciting moment of the day, the lead pack of four runners was almost mowed down by a cow moose, near the 2-mile mark, when she bolted across Dale Road just in front of them. After the race, runners were overheard swapping stories about just how cold it was on the coldest day they ran during our recent cold snap. Maybe this will lead to a few stories on our cold weather pages??? | |
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