The start of February saw much of Alberta under an extreme cold warning, and with temperatures dropping close to -40 after the sun went down, I was a little apprehensive about running outdoors with the frostbitten toe still giving me grief. Despite having a membership with the Leduc Rec, I really didn't want to spend every day running indoors at the track or on the treadmill, especially on those days where the sun was shining and the skies were a gorgeous blue! Blue skies and chilly runs :) Just another beautiful but chilly day for a run :) The extreme cold lasted for a good couple of weeks, and with the Frozen Ass 50k fast approaching, I was conscious that I needed to do some running outside to get my body used to running in layers instead of the comfort of shorts and singlet that I was getting quite used to at the indoor track. Dressed in clothing that probably added a good half a stone in weight to my run, I did run over to the reservoir a couple of times as well ...