Winter that is. Well, at least after tomorrow. I classify fall with football, leaves changing colors, and the perfect running outfit - shorts and long-sleeves. It's the best outfit there is, especially since it means that the weather is perfect for running.There tends to be a key temperature range for the variations of the shorts/long-sleeve combo which falls between 50 and 60 degrees and there's usually a bit of a brisk wind and some sunshine that is warm enough once you get started that you don't get the cold rubber legs, but not warm enough for that hot sticky feeling. If it's a little colder and one layer just won't cut it, throw on a vest, which keeps your core warm but still keeps your arms free - my favorite running layer by far.
South Bend has had a slow build up to winter, and it is somewhat of a miracle that November 29th is going to be a high of 50. Unfortunately, after tomorrow the temps for the next ten days are all between 35 and 45, which means tomorrow is the last day I get to run in my fall outfit. It's a bitter-sweet day, knowing that I'll soon be running and my nose will freeze together (seriously) and frost will form on the surface of my DriFit jacket, but it also means that boots, cashmere, hats and scarves will all be reintroduced into my wardrobe, and cashmere makes everything better. So tomorrow I'm going to bust out my shorts for the last time until April and tuck my hands into my sleeves so my fingers don't get cold, and I'm going to revel in the last day of fall, and maybe jump in a pile of leaves while I'm out. I mean come on, it's a celebration.
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