Just got up here a little bit ago. The fire is roaring and my food is put away. Tons of snow here, maybe 20" on the ground so a quick snowshoe around to check on things then I'll be running some icy and snowy roads with screw shoes. Temp is a balmy 8F which is the warmest I think I have seen in a week. Shorts weather!
E/A Forgot to mention I saw a bobcat on the way in. Pretty cool and maybe only the 4th or 5th kitty I have seen in the wild.
runtraildc - just show up with a dog, DH will fall in love after the fight.
+1 to that. If you bring home a little Springer pup and he doesn't just melt it is time for a new DH. Cold and heartless.
Mt. Warden--4-5 hrs. running on snowshoes and probably breaking trail too... I'll say it again, you're an animal!
sugnim
Good afternoon, Trailers. After rehearsing with my wind quintet this morning, I went out with my son in the stroller & my dog at my side for a nice 8 miles on the ice. The daylight is always a treat to run in this time of year since I only get do so on the weekends. I found a really nice knife on the trail, too--looks like it has never even been used. I'll put up a notice at the trail head & on craig's list to see if I can find the owner, otherwise I'll keep it.
QOTD: My favorite runs in the summer are in the hills during a thunderstorm. I really don't like running in temps above 70, so summer is not my favorite time to run. When we get a nice storm, I always head for the hills since there is no shade there and I usually don't run there in the summer. The smell of the rain in the sweet grass is intoxicating. And whenever the thunder crashes, it freaks me out just a little bit and makes me run faster. I finish the run drenched and happy.
Refurbished Hip
10.2 slow road miles. That was a really tough run. Really windy, really cold, really sloppy. The streets are still a mess and some people *still* haven't shoveled, the bastards. But I need to start getting in longer runs if I'm gonna do this race in Arizona. It was a good time on my feet kinda run.
QOTD: Ahhhhh, summer. Any run in the summer is a good run Even when it's 90 degrees, I am just thankful it's not like how it is today.
Running is dumb.
running under the BigSky
I found a really nice knife on the trail, too--looks like it has never even been used. I'll put up a notice at the trail head & on craig's list to see if I can find the owner, otherwise I'll keep it.
nice- you found first aid kit stuff earlier, pretty soon you'll have a full kit
NH- no animal, just slow and steady Bobcats are pretty secretive, you don't see them often
just got back from my run, the trail was packed for about 4 miles (and 4 on the return) so I only had to shoe about 6 miles; was also treated to our first warmish day (got to the low 20's); first run in a long time w/ no ice in the stache! the deer were also enjoying the warmup
2023 goal 2023 miles √
2022 goal- 2022 miles √
2021 goal- 2021 miles √
You guys are a bunch of enablers.
Ran 5 with the dog. It was sort of a blah run.
QOTD: I guess a night run during the summer would be the closest thing to bearable I can think of. Perfect and summer run don't really fit into the same sentence down here.
LB2
Pete
Yes, DH. Not a dog lover. Harrier got it right, I need a dog. Maybe more. I'll wear DH down eventually.
I can't imagine being dog-less on a long term basis!
After Cookie died, my DW said she didn't want another dog. She was pretty insistent. Then she was the one to find 8 month old Marley. DW knew she was going to be traveling for a couple weeks and knew I would probably have an 8 week old puppy when she got back. She figured that an 8 month old pup was going to be less hassle than an 8 week old one. Hence the compromise. It worked out well because Marley is a great dog and we both love her.
TrailTromper
Tallahassee, Florida