When it comes to outdoor activities, my personal mantra has always been, “there is no such thing as bad weather.” Very few weather-related things could keep me from getting out there.

Prior to today, the only thing that could keep me from my daily run was icy conditions. Add one more to the list: wildfire smoke.

We are in a code purple with air quality pushing 300 here in Pittsburgh. It smells like the world is on fire and you can’t see more than a few hundred yards away.

I run to be healthy, not to feel like I’ve smoked a pack of cigarettes afterward.