Running in the winter weather

Yesterday was my first day back to work which meant no more sleeping in.  But when my alarm went off at 5am and I looked at the temperature outside, I decided to sleep in and run after work.  It was 13F with a feels like temperature of 3F with 25mph winds.  I have run in that cold of morning weather before but I just was not feeling up to it.

After work I stepped outside and was surprised to find it was snowing pretty hard.  Big white flakes were swirling everywhere and driving was tricky.  I kicked myself for not packing gym clothes so I could run on the treadmill.  I wondered what I was going to do since I wanted to run but didn't know if the conditions were suitable.  As I drove closer and closer to my house, the snow began to taper off and when I arrived home there was no snow at all.

I quickly changed into my running clothes and headed outside just as a few flakes began to fall.  The streets were clear as I started out on my route and just to be safe I decided to stick to the neighborhood streets.  The snow began to come down and soon the roads were covered with snow.  I saw one other crazy runner out, but otherwise the streets were lonely.

Six snowy miles later I finally returned home, finished with my run and covered with snow. 

It was not a very fast run but it was good to be out in the fresh air.  I am glad I was able to get out before the snow really started coming down.  Although I am not sure running after work proved to be any better than running in the morning.  I love running in the snow but it can get slippery and dangerous.  But running in the cold, cold temperatures and wind is not very appealing to me at all.  Yesterday I chose the snow.

Which would you choose? Snow or cold wind??