This tip brought to you by our Running Guru Heidi Splete
on Jan 16, 2012
In the middle of winter, when it's dark and cold, don't underesticate the value of a shorter distance run. I usually think that something is better than nothing (unless, of course, the roads are icy, in which case it is time for a day off or a trip to the treadmill at the gym).
If you can't face the idea of of your usual hour-long run on an cold, dark, morning, sleep in a little longer and go out for half an hour. You'll have gotten the blood flowing and the muscles moving, and there will be plenty of milder days ahead for more mileage.