There, embedded in gray, gritty snow: Snowdrift/snow hill partly melted and turning into black, as more salt and sun melts it during the day and snow (frozen rain) builds it back up at night. I pick the pair up and take it home with me. They're parked right by the door, a chance to defrost. A day later the washings begin. Dirty less and less with ( Read more... )

45 minute walk/jog = sweet. Nevermind the break your ankle icy/slushy ground conditions or the cold air wanting to get in between your multilayers of smartfabric clothing. Just get out there, get the minutes in.

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150 regular pushups
125 25 lb bicep curls
2 mile brisk walk/jog
130 regular pushups
100 25 lb bicep curls
10 minute quick jog (heartbeat up max!)
120 regular pushups
50 25 lb bicep curls

• total pushups 400
  
• total bicep curls 275

PS. Big fucking snow. Yes!

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Temp only 7F/-13.8C, after the customary weight work (decent pushups for a change!) I give in to this mad idea that I could go running outside. With enough layers even snowstorm runs are possible - but I just wanted some fresh air. How do winter runners do it? Balaclava steams up my specs, and where do you put your keys and other small things? More ( Read more... )

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Easy! Layers. Well... layers and training (:


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The machine auto-wakes sans aid of alarms after only ~60 minutes, and I lay in bed thinking, no point in arguing. If the body thinks it can start tonight's pt after less than the usual two hours, then all right. Weights before cardio seems all right, and I looked forward to the jog. First, it's a full 2 degrees F warmer than last time, and I wanted ( Read more... )