Two Days...10k

The sun was nice, as always in winter though, it tends to last a day before plunging one back into the murkey depths of clouds and cold. While the temperature said 41 degrees, I tended to disagree as I stepped outside with my running gear on. No sunglasses today sadly.
The breeze was once again from the south, however, unlike the past it was not warm, it was not humid. It was dry, cold, it was a reminder of death if nothing else.
It was obvious very quickly that the temperatures had stayed above freezing for the majority of the night. Within the first three steps my shoes were already soaked of some slush, water, ice mixture with a hint of dirt and salt added to the combination.
My muscles ached from yesterday, while we celebrate the first day of the year that one can run outside, we dread the second. Knowing that it is going to hurt, everything will be stiff, and the junk you enjoyed over the winter months know resides in your pores and your stomach.
By "downtown" my feet ached and cramped, by the end of town I wanted to puke. At deadman's corner (I say this not because of bad auto accidents but because of the fact that at this 90 degree corner lies a cemetary, go figure), I headed up the cemetary, which meant...snow...by the time I hit the top the snow had covered my feet to my shins, working its diseased way up to my knees.
It was time to head back...
While my earbuds actually wanted to stay in my ears for a change, I started my decent back home. The road flattens and straightens as it pulls into town, seemingly set as the finishing leg of the great marathon, the last race, the final sprint, or in my case...the road back home.
Up and down, wind here, turn there, socks compeletly soaked. I know it said it was warmer today than yesterday, however, I refuse to believe.
Sweat pours from my brow as I enter into the final leg, the street to the house, slow down, catch my breath, relax, turn off the music, take off the earbuds, stagger through the house, miss a step, kick a cat by accident, wonder to my back room, slip into the chair and realize...
Yesterday: 5k
Today: 5k
Tomorrow: God only knows...