Winter Storm: Practice decision

The Winter Storm Warning for our area officially began at 1 p.m. today. It continues until 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Flurries began breaking out during the late morning. By a little after noon, the flurries became more consistent, into what most of us would refer to as “snow.”

This left us with a difficult decision. We were scheduled to travel to SUNY New Paltz for our indoor track workout. We travel in the athletic department vans. Sometimes our students drive these vans. And it was snowing. And, a big storm is on the way. The wheels in my head started spinning. Should we stay or should we go? It was a tough call, but we decided to play it safe and stay on campus for some North Field hills – a LOT colder than the fall versions of this practice … it was 19 degrees and snowing.

Could we have gone to New Paltz? Probably. The roads were mostly wet and passable. But you never know. And those vans are top-heavy and not the most reliable vehicles on snowy roads. We opted for the safe decision and our sprint athletes got their work in, all bundled up as you can see. Hopefully, the storm will be cleared out and we can dig out in enough time to venture back to New Paltz on Wednesday for some track work.