going to the airport today to try and get to the coast... that should be workout enough for me today. Flight is supposedly "on time" so far (with a few hours to go), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Stay warm & enjoy the white stuff!

we have one in the basement, and I really like it for when it's too dark/too late/too cold or whatever to run outside. Make sure the foot pads aren't too far apart - most of them are adjustable, and depending on how long or short your legs are, you may need to adjust. It's a very different stride fr...

I've seen a shoe/boot version of the handwarmers - the ones where you crack them and they stay warm for several hours. I used them skiing once - they're shaped like an insole and stick into your shoe. If you are doing a long run, they would keep your feet and toes warm for quite a while.

"muscle imbalance" gets thrown around a lot, and likely means different things to different people. The most helpful interpretation that I've heard was from the Running Injury Prevention Clinic in Calgary at the U of C - although I'm far from speedy, DH and I went there when we started getting serio...

8km later this afternoon in the "invigorating" weather (-22).

Good luck to everyone in ontario facing "snowmageddon" in the next few days - stay safe & warm!

Sorry - I didn't happen to look at the thread until last night :( For future reference, the other good thing to know is that, if you're like me and have a solid brick of brown sugar at home, sticking one of the apple slices in it for a few hours will make it soften up. You don't even need to have GO...

Or a completely different idea... one brick cream cheese (let itwarm up a little) a few tablespoons of brown sugar a teaspoon of real vanilla extract Whip together - makes a creamy caramel sauce serve with apple slices (red and green... counts as christmas decorations too, so you don't have to put a...

4k done in ankle deep snow. Cold, sluggish snow.

Congrats! Whatever people might say about the RR, they have certainly made running a way of life for a lot of people, and encouraging people to run is never a bad thing. I started running through the RR, and I think it's fantastic that you're taking on the marathon class! You not only get to enjoy y...

That sounds great - I love butter chicken, but have never found a good way to make it at home. I usually make my butter chicken by calling for takeout or pouring sauce out of a jar onto chicken :oops: . If you're lazy like me, the best prepared butter chicken sauce out there that I've found is the P...

Oh, and this quote from the article: Now I'm back at Weight Watchers trying to lose the last eight pounds so I can weigh in the 120s again, a goal that Dr. Sharma was none too kind about: “You don't have a weight problem,” he suggested. “You have a body-image problem. ” Hear, hear! I second that. T...

still cold here (but a mere -16 today). I think I'll be a wimp and dust off the elliptical in the basement tonight for 30 min after DS is asleep.

To all prairie maniacs - Stay warm!

I did 5k outside yesterday in the -30, -40 with windchill weather. Not keen for a repeat this soon, so after work I'm going to the mall to finish my christmas shopping. That's exercise enough for me today.

I did the Catch the Elves run in Calgary today. It was -27; -42 by the river with the windchill :shock: . It was originally a 10k, but they changed it to a 5k so the race marshalls and volunteers wouldn't be standing around outside for too long. Amazingly, it wasn't too bad to run in. I had long und...

I have the same problem & I've tried a bunch of different shirts/jackets with no luck - not the Mizuno, though. I think it's a combination of cold skin and any kind of clothing rubbing on it. It's slightly better if I use a really thick lotion or even body glide before I get dressed, then pile o...

2008 was a pretty good year for me, so my 2009 goals are... 1. realistic expectations - when work is crazy & I'm working 60-80 hours in a week, I'm not going to beat myself up over skipping a few runs. 2. consistency - after said crazy week, I need to get back on the wagon immediately, or one we...

That's terrible news. Let the amount of pain you're in guide you. If taking a breath in hurts, then anything aerobic that increases your speed or depth of breathing may hurt, including swimming. "Toughing out" pain is one thing - damaging the ligaments or muscles between the ribs, or worsening the f...

We've been throught this too - my 14 month old has been picky since the day he started eating food! My DH and I realized that battles over food only wear us out, and they aren't worth it. All of the suggestions here sound good and are the things that worked for us - small (actually tiny) servings, n...

Nice weather for an afternoon run here in Calgary... -6C, a few clouds, 10km around the pathways.

Running outside is way more fun than running inside... it just takes longer to get out there. My favourite winter gear is a pair of sunglasses from MEC that have interchangable lenses - I got clear lenses, and they're fantastic if it's dark, snowy or raining. I hate cold eyeballs. Otherwise, wear ma...

Just to add my $0.02... We got a chariot second-hand when Mr Hammie & I had the Hamster just over a year ago. We didn't really run with him in it until the weather improved a bit in the spring, but by the time he was ~6-7 months old and could balance his head a bit, he was just fine in it. You c...

Depends to a certain extent on what kind of group (ie LTR vs marathon training will have very different questions), but my suggestions would be... 1. How do gels/sports drinks help us while running? 2. How does carb loading work and is it necessary? 3. Do I need to increase my protein intake because...

I had just done my first 10k the day I found out I was pregnant, and the whole time I wasn't running I just felt so sad at losing all the ground I had worked so hard to gain! The best advice anyone gave me was to cut yourself some slack. It seems like such a long time to not run, but in hindsight it...

New experiment for me today - brought all my gear to work on transit and am going to run the 16km home. A little windy, but otherwise a beautiful day for running here.