Man it was cold this morning.
I went out to run, and being used to the 90+ degree days, I put on my light weight running shorts and a thin shirt and let my feet fly. But this morning it was 39 degrees! I know, I know, 39 degrees is hot where you come from, but here in the desert it was cooooooold.
When I would run, the cold air would suck the warmth right out of me. I had to stop running every half mile so I could warm up. After the second mile I could feel my fingers and forearms starting to numb up. The last half mile I gave up and walked back.
I bring this up because I just finished watching the Discovery special ‘The Real Superhumans.’ The show details the life of four unique individuals that have superhuman qualities. One of these people has the ability to self regulate his body temperature. To test his ability he decided to run a half marathon on a snowy road in 8 degree (Fahrenheit) weather WITH NOTHING ON BUT RUNNING SHORTS. Not even shoes or socks. This really chapped my frozen ass. How can I even show my face after complaining about my cool weather jogging trials when there are people out there dealing with worse just for the hell of it?
Well, hats off to Wim Hof “The Iceman” While he is saving money on winter clothes, I will be spending an extra $80 for some warmer clothes and $4 for a HOT Starbucks Mocha Grande.
By the way ‘The Real Superhumans’ was a pretty cool show otherwise.