This cold just won't quit.  I chickened out yesterday and took my run to the gym.  The winds just made everything miserable.  I got in a good 5 miles on the dreadmill.

QOTD: Does extreme temperatures keep you from doing normal life activities?

Apart from the obvious there is a state of emergency and roads are closed due to huge snow, I would say not much.  Obviously this cold and windy stuff affects my running a little but with a gym membership, I find a way to get er done.  In summer during especially hot times, we still try to keep our normal routine but just may not be out in it quite as long.  My family is not much for just staying in the house because the temps are too high or too low.

Have a great day and weekend!

well we almost broke 10 degrees yesterday! 

took Tiny Elvis out yesterday evening for 3-ish miles, he has been cooped up too long and enjoyed the outing

going to hit the trails this evening regardless

qotd: I have a pretty high tolerance for cold, but I get sick of below zero stuff; heat I do everything to avoid- I’ll gladly get up at 4:00 AM to beat the heat.

Stay warm everyone !!!!!

SRD today. But I'm going to do some core/stretching stuff in the office gym at lunch. There is a new lunch group forming that meets every day, I told them I'd probably show up once a week, so I guess today's a good day to start.

qotd: Cold - no.  Hot - yes. For the most part it's easier to add warmer clothes and bundle up. When it's really hot (and humid), the only thing to do is avoid it by getting up early or going out late.  As an example; I have run in Norway in winter, I'd never even think about doing Badwater. 

No run today, but probably 8 to 10 miles tomorrow.

 

QOTD: Much like Sandy. Heat is something that will make me change my normal activities, but cold rarely does that. However, it is rarely so cold that it is an issue down here.

Jumping right back into it. Have a god run. Go someplace fun or new and see if that helps get you re-energized. That always works for me when I'm in a running funk.

Temperature 12 degrees, wind 10-20 sustained out of the WNW for a "real feel" of  -5 to -8.   Lovely, lovely weather.

With the wind being that high I'll stay inside and work out  on the elliptical and lift weights. Might just try to jog some on the creaky old TM.

I'm hoping that the wind will die down tomorrow.

QOTD:  I guess this would depend on the definition of extreme temps.

The cold does alter what I would call normal life activities somewhat. Right now I have some outside stuff I'd like to get done. At 30 degrees I'd  consider it. At 40 degrees I'd do it. Right now there's no way I would unless it would be an emergency.  The heat never stops me from my normal routine.

Now when it comes to my normal exercise routine it has to get fairly extreme to stop me from doing something outside. I may cut back the miles or alter where I run because of the cold. I may use it for an excuse to work on speed in the gym on a TM or to do more weights, but I never truly stop running outside unless it gets to the point that  I don't have the proper gear.  I used to bike outside into the low double digits even with 20 MPH winds, and on snowy, icy roads at that.  For me the deciding factor is mostly the wind. I HATE wind.  Heat really doesn't change what I do at all.

Sandy:  Enjoy your lunch date...it's nice meeting up with others..gets you to do it.  I would love to have a gym buddy.

It was like a lunch date!!  The main instigator used to be a personal trainer, but I think she was trying to kill me.  Actually it was really good and she showed us some additional mobility / stretching things.  She said I needed a lot of work to loosen up my quads, butt and lower back since I do so much running. So true.

I agree, it is always better when there are others there to push you (and make sure you show up  ).

Oh how I wish I had an indoor track to run on. That's probably blasphemy on a trails forum. The wind and cold encouraged me to turn back and finish with only 1.6 miles. The wind gusts had me literally running in place, and I mean literally, not the incorrect usage as a synonym for figuratively or virtually. All the snow blown back across the roads made the footing treacherous as well

Rest day today, 22k race tomorrow.  It's been raining most of the day so the trails will be nice and juicy and slick tomorrow.  

Queen, AT -- I did Mt. Hood 50 in 2016.  Really enjoyed it.  I'm not putting my name in again, I feel pretty good about getting off the waitlist for TRT 50 since I'm number 20.

QOTD: Extreme temperatures?  Hmmm, really not an issue here on the coast in NorCal.  It can get into the 100s over the hill, which would kill me. So, I don't run there.  Few places around here even have air conditioning, including ours, so if it got super hot, it would definitely get in the way of life activities.  Same for cold, not something anyone here is equipped to deal with, including me.  All things considered, I think I'd prefer cold to heat.  You can keep putting layers on but you can only take so much off.