I'm hoping for the high 20's or maybe even the 30's this weekend. Would really, really like to get in a run outside. Back to the gym tonight. Did 3 easy miles on the treadmill and then some "speed work" as in half a mile on the track. Was really slow but definitely felt good. Then finished off with about 20 minutes of weights/core work. Could have spent more than 20 but it was snowing like crazy outside and I needed to get home. Think spring will ever get here???? wbertha

Did 4 easy miles on the treadmill at the gym tonight and then 14 laps on the track. Hey, 14 laps sounds much more impressive than 1 mile on the track. Must have been kind of like your 8 trips around the block. wbertha

Housebound in Maine. 8-10 inches of snow overnight, and then heavy rain this afternoon. Ice, flooding, you name it.

Sounds like here, except we only had about 3 inches of snow, then a bunch of sleet. Then we got about 3 inches of rain on top of that. What a mess. Then this morning it dipped back into the low 20's, so anyone that didn't clear their driveway yesterday woke up to the skating rink this morning. Luckily it is supposed to be sunny and around 40 today.

Marsha, you DO have a challenging schedule! I know I'm very fortunate to work at home. I can take off whenever I want, for the most part (well, except for when I'm Mom the Taxi Driver). It looks like you're getting some good runs in, though, so keep up the good work! MrPH, hope you get to run outside tomorrow! I'm afraid it's going to still be too icy here. And the shoulders on the main road near our house are rapidly disappearing under the banks of snow. I made it 5.1 miles on the treadmill at the Y today, at least. I can't WAIT until I get to go home to Austin in April for 8 days! Of course, then I will be complaining about the heat. Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! Teresa

I feel a little guilty, as this winter hasn't been that bad here in NJ. I don't think we've had over 10 inches of snow all winter. There's been cold spells, but I've been pretty much able to run without worrying about ice. That said, I got 5.3 in this evening, and there were a few icy patches. It was mostly runoff that started to freeze back up.

Back to the gym again tonight...2.5 on the treadmill followed by 1 mile on the track and then weights/core work. Didn't want to stay too late as it was once again starting to snow. Plus it is Valentine's Day and DH got home from work with a terrible cold and not feeling so good. So tonight ended up being my turn to cook, do dishes and prepare lunches. (Hope he feels better tomorrow.) Marsha, when and where is your next half marathon??? wbertha

My FIRST HM is June 7th in Morgantown, WV. It claims to be WV's fastest HM as it drops 800 ft over the first 10 miles and is flat till the end.

Wow, I just can't relate to all your snow-related struggles. I have only seen snow once in my adult life and have never tried to run on it. I got in one six-miler and a couple four-milers this week, all on the treadmill, sadly. My half is tomorrow: wish me luck! Looks like it'll be 70 at 6 when the gun goes off, with the sun rising just as we make the turn on A1A, the beachfront road. They tell me it's a beautiful, albeit somewhat lonely, race. That's okay by my standards. I just want to run it and get my first one under my belt. I've got the whole butterflies-in-the-tummy thing going on but am reminding myself I've run the distance strong and will likely finish the thing in very close to two hours, if my training runs are any indication. I'm hoping for sunshine for all of you this weekend to melt some of your snow--or maybe some spring vacations on this side of the planet? K