Originally Posted by alaskaguy 
For all those people that are bummed about the snow and ice in the midwest, you should try living in an area where there is only four hours of daylight. And even when the sun does rise it hangs along the horizon so our day is more of a twilight. The lack of daylight makes me want to eat a bunch of lard and then crawl back into bed.
We've been having much warmer temperatures than normal; its been downright balmy here with the nightly lows in the mid 20s and the highs in the mid 30s. In terms of the temperature it hasn't really been any colder than Ames, Iowa.
I'm curious whether they sell studded running shoes in Iowa. They are a regular fixture up here allowing runners like myself to hit the trails.
I know they're available, but you have to go to Fitness Sports or other specialty stores to get them.
