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Wet Windy Wednesday

Postby CAW » Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:59 am

I alliterated because I know IET hates it. :twisted:

It is rainy and windy here and 11 degrees.

There is no more snow...

Scotty left at 0630 for CFB Gagetown for overnight again. And both kids are sick with a croupy cough...so I have to call in to work...and then take them to the doctor.

I have a day to rehydrate myself, since Scotty and I had to unwind a bit last night after finding out that his Christmas leave will be starting 4 days late.

So...I don't foresee any activity for me today...except a marathon session of baking.

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Postby HCcD » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:00 am

Pretty quiet at the office today .... With the OC Transpo Strike, Winter Blizzard Weather in Ottawa and now School Buses cancelled in Ottawa, so, why am I in the office ?? :roll:

Missed my workout last night ;-( .... Hope to get back in to the rythm later today :pray::pray::pray:
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Postby orleansrunner1962 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:01 am

Did not get my run in last night, because I had to work late :evil: :evil:

Tonight is 8:1's with the LTR clinic, so I will tag my 10km steady on to that... should be a good time on the snowy roads of Orleans.....

Hope everyone has a safe day!
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Postby rockstar79 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:16 am

Rest day! Yoga this morning, massage tonight. And, I too am going to embark on a baking (and decorating) marathon. What a happy day!
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Postby horselady » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:16 am

Wet and mild here in Toronto this a.m. Waiting for traffic to pass and will head home.
Apparantly a snow day at home ..so I will be greated by 2 happy teens!
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Postby Sir Crashalot » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:21 am

Montreal is iced over... left the bike at home today.
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Postby Gibbers » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:22 am

Had a great treadmill run this morning with George Strombol... & Tom Cruise

Off to a quiet day at school - Eid AND a snowstorm :lol:
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Postby Run26.2 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:23 am

When I flip on the computer in the morning and see the little lightning bolt symbol where the temperature from the weather network usually sits on my taskbar I know it's gonna be a wild one....safe travels to everyone in and about the nation's capital......still waiting to here from mrs. run26.2 if she made it in to work ok this morn'......then out the door to school
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Postby HCcD » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:23 am

orleansrunner1962 wrote:Did not get my run in last night, because I had to work late :evil: :evil:

Tonight is 8:1's with the LTR clinic, so I will tag my 10km steady on to that... should be a good time on the snowy roads of Orleans.....

Hope everyone has a safe day!


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Postby HCcD » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:25 am

Run26.2 wrote:When I flip on the computer in the morning and see the little lightning bolt symbol where the temperature from the weather network usually sits on my taskbar I know it's gonna be a wild one....safe travels to everyone in and about the nation's capital......still waiting to here from mrs. run26.2 if she made it in to work ok this morn'......then out the door to school


Do many kids actuallly make it to schoole on a snow day, no school bus nor no OC Transpo Day ?? :roll: :? :?
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Postby JacSprat » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:38 am

I am turning into a slug :cry: Last week - gyming and running all over the place. This week - nothing since Saturday :?
MUST get out there today at lunch otherwise the slug transition will be complete - hopefully for a run (but it's SO windy :roll: ) or at least the gym.

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Postby kpoire » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:44 am

Last night we got freezing rain / snow, so I will leave the bike at home and run to work instead (I feel safer on my feet than on wheels in these conditions).

Have a great day everyone!
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Postby La » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:46 am

It's a Windy Fozen Wednesday here in TO.

runpub tonight. My plan is for 11K, but the roads/sidewalks are super slippery after our freeze up early this morning. Hopefully by tonight, people will have salted (yeah, I know, wishful thinking :roll: ).
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Postby HCcD » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:17 am

Pretty quiet here in downtown Ottawa this morning ... lots of parking ... and, lots and lots of people probably decided to stay home ....

more time to google, I guess ...
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Postby UltraQueenga » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:23 am

Boy, I'm glad I went for a run last night! Managed to get in 17.4 k in the slosh along the Humber. It was a corn-soaking, character-building type of run. :lol:
Today I'm hoping to do 10k if it's not insanely icy out there. If...
:o Crash not riding his bike today is scary news that Ottawa got really nasty ice. Good call, Crash.
Have a toasty warm day, everyone!
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Postby moof324 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:25 am

Nothing planned for today except working. Making it through an entire day will be a victory for me at the end of the day! Then have to study for the bar tonight--secured transactions, awesome.
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Postby HCcD » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:27 am

UltraQueenga wrote:Boy, I'm glad I went for a run last night! Managed to get in 17.4 k in the slosh along the Humber. It was a corn-soaking, character-building type of run. :lol:
Today I'm hoping to do 10k if it's not insanely icy out there. If...
:o Crash not riding his bike today is scary news that Ottawa got really nasty ice. Good call, Crash.
Have a toasty warm day, everyone!


Umm, Cr@sh lives in Montreal ... :lol: :wink:
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Postby HCcD » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:28 am

moof324 wrote:Nothing planned for today except working. Making it through an entire day will be a victory for me at the end of the day! Then have to study for the bar tonight--secured transactions, awesome.


Good Luck, Moofy .... So, how many drinks do you gotta mix and drink to pass your bar tonight ??? :roll:
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Postby UltraQueenga » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:30 am

HCmD wrote:
UltraQueenga wrote:Boy, I'm glad I went for a run last night! Managed to get in 17.4 k in the slosh along the Humber. It was a corn-soaking, character-building type of run. :lol:
Today I'm hoping to do 10k if it's not insanely icy out there. If...
:o Crash not riding his bike today is scary news that Ottawa got really nasty ice. Good call, Crash.
Have a toasty warm day, everyone!


Umm, Cr@sh lives in Montreal ... :lol: :wink:


:oops: I meant Montreal, I really did, but I was thinking for a moment about all you poor Ottawa denizens disrupted by the strike and all. My heart was in the right place. :P
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Postby garth » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:33 am

After a week teaching a course in Pinawa MB, overeating and sitting on my duff I have to get back into the routine tonight.

It may hurt.....but it has got to help. Must have packed on 3-5 lbs!
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Postby cgraham » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:33 am

Recovery weeks are so easy. If I wasn't nursing a cold I think I'd be bursting with energy.

Anyways this morning was an easy 8k across crunchy snow and ice while the temperatures were dropping. I'd been hoping to bike to work, but with icy roads I'm on the TTC yet again.

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Postby HCcD » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:34 am

Apparently, the Chaudier Bridge (sp?) was reopened this morning from Gatineau to Ottawa ... surprisingly, considering that they deemed it unsafe just this week, with up to 2-3 years to restore it :shock: :? :think::think:
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Postby a-slow-5 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:35 am

Wow! What a difference 24-hours makes! SNOW, SNOW, SNOW!

Nothing on the schedule (workout wise) for me today.... busy catching up AFTER yesterday's 6 hour hospital visit (delays getting there, delays in the treatment centre, HUGE delays getting home to my Mom's, then HUGE delays getting home home! I'm glad I didn't try to hold myself to any workout plan last night!

Christmas Band concert tonight at dd's school (so no workout again tonight!). Maybe that will bring some festive spirit in to our lives! That or hitting a shopping mall, of which I've not yet done. Must get started I guess!

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Postby runcherylrun » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:41 am

Winnipeg+More info
Past 24 HoursRadar ImagerySatellite ImageryCurrent Conditions

-16 °C

Today
-13°C
-24°C

Thu
-22°C
-25°C

Fri
-9°C
-26°C

Sat
-14°C
-14°C

Sun
-27°C
-30°C

TodayDay: Snow ending this afternoon then cloudy. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 28 this morning.

Just plain cold & wintery here on the prairies :D

Brought the running gear again for a jaunt at lunch - so far the easy 30 minutes with walk breaks are working :pray: I'm feeling a little sore but it's in the quads not the achilles - hopefully I just need to shake some rust off :roll:

Have a good one everybody - :D
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Postby UltraQueenga » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:50 am

:shock: Yikes about the weather, cheryl. 3 more months of winter... :(
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