Will and I ran the first three with Jade. Well, we skated the first three miles together. Pretty much everything was still ice from the freezing rain Saturday. In fact, church was cancelled yesterday because of all the ice.
Twice Jade and I had to stop and lift Will and the jogging stroller: the first time was over a frozen mountain of ice blocking the sidewalk at an intersection and the other was over a huge fallen tree. At the beginning of the run we had to stop and start a lot because shoveled ice blocked the sidewalk. In the middle of the run we decided to run a loop, instead of an out and back course. We made our decision based on all the mounds of ice we had to stop and climb over with the jogging stroller. But, I don't know if it was the best decision because 1) we ran into the fallen tree. 2) going down one of the hills, for a moment I didn't know if I was going to stop. I could even see Will and I sliding down into the large ditch. 3) going up one of the hills, for a moment I didn't know if I was going to make it up the hill. Will and I were sliding backward. I am very grateful Jade was there.
For the next three miles, Will and I chose a different route. A better plowed route. Will and I still had some excitement. Going down another hill, I stopped moving my legs and our momentum carried us. I decided to move to the grass which was still ice, but my weight broke through the ice enough to have some grip.
I don't think I should look into professional ice skating. | 