Tuesday Blues ...

[HCcD]

Another short upper body workout at the Club this morning ... suppose to go up to -2C or so with eitehr snow or freezing rain later this afternoon .... Sure hope it's the white stuff ...

[kevvyd]

It's -11 here this morning, but we're supposed to be getting rain by tonight. That said, 6 km tempo will be done at lunchtime rather than waiting til later.

[RA.]

It's -11 here this morning, but we're supposed to be getting rain by tonight. That said, 6 km tempo will be done at lunchtime rather than waiting til later.

I'm doing my run after work. I just couldn't fathom the -13 when I got up. I know it's nothing compared to some places, but when the temp is rising significantly in a few hours, I choose to wait.

[a-slow-5]

No blues for me today. After yesterday's cwappy day, I was hell bent and determined I would get up early this morning for a gym workout! I chased the blues away!
2.25 miles on the t/m, 2k skate, legs, chest and back workout, and 100 sit-ups for good measure! No stretching though. I'll pay for that later!
The snow was already started as I headed home from the gym. Be careful out there today!!!!

[KBO]

It's -11 here this morning, but we're supposed to be getting rain by tonight. That said, 6 km tempo will be done at lunchtime rather than waiting til later.

I'm doing my run after work. I just couldn't fathom the -13 when I got up. I know it's nothing compared to some places, but when the temp is rising significantly in a few hours, I choose to wait.

I couldn't fathom that the guy on the radio said it is -33 out there with a windchill of -45...FFS. January sucks. Goal for today - stay warm.

[La]

Went to bed in Winnipeg, woke up in Vancouver. I guess that means I'm in Calgary.

It's really mild here today. Almost got nailed by a pile of snow that slid off the slanted roof of the bus shelter this morning.

Today is Strength & Spin day. I actually get a longer spin on Tuesdays than I do on Saturdays because I can get into the studio early to do 20-30 minutes on my own before class starts.

[kpoire]

About 53min of XC skiing in Gatineau Park, a quick change of footwear and a 40min run to work. A nice morning out there. Snow was just starting to come down as I was on my way back from my ski. Had a nice view of the Ottawa skyline as I was crossing Boul Raymond on the skis. Definitely not as cold as yesterday (but the radio guy did say it was -23 with the wind) but I dressed about the same - so was a bit warm.

A tough ol' slog on the run this morning. My pack was a bit heavier than normal and the run from the Welcome Centre to Rue Alexandre-Tache was tough going on packed snow. Even once on the sidewalks they were kind of sloppy. Groin / inner thighs took a bit of a kicking with the slipping and sliding. I suspect it will be work on the run back this evening.

The ski workout was just long enough to listen to a Cage the Elephant album and the run was long enough to listen to an Evanescence album.

Have a great day everyone!

[purdy65]

Morning!

13K with some tempo intervals ranging from 1K to 3K thrown in. Pace was a bit slow on them, but I think I'm still getting my lungs back after my cold! (at least I hope that's all it is)

Lisa

[Sandra]

Was up and ready to run some intervals this morning at 530am when my daughter woke up - which meant for me to skip the run or else she would never get back to sleep. So I will have to do my run after work today - oh well.

[Robinandamelia]

3 miles last night on the treadmill....6 scheduled for tonight. Hoping I can get my friend to come over and sit (my daughter will be in bed) so I can get outside instead of using the treadmill.

[JacSprat]

I ran after work yesterday and will do the same today.

Have a good day and take care out there Maniacs!

[orleansrunner1962]

Will be hitting The Dome for some tempo work tonight --

[Dr. S]

Blues here for sure... we didn't run yesterday, too tired we napped for like 4 hours!

Now back to regular business tonight. I'm thinking 35 mins or so.

Have a good day.

[kevvyd]

I couldn't fathom that the guy on the radio said it is -33 out there with a windchill of -45...FFS. January sucks. Goal for today - stay warm.

KBO - -45? Where do you live? Aside from the wrong place, I mean.

[HCcD]

I couldn't fathom that the guy on the radio said it is -33 out there with a windchill of -45...FFS. January sucks. Goal for today - stay warm.

KBO - -45? Where do you live? Aside from the wrong place, I mean.

She lives in Winterpeg ...

[Habs4ever]

I couldn't fathom that the guy on the radio said it is -33 out there with a windchill of -45...FFS. January sucks. Goal for today - stay warm.

Just got an e-mail from a friend in Winnipeg and she said when she heard the temperature the first person she thought of was me. Not sure if that's good or bad.
Stay warm Winnipeg Maniacs.

[PinkLady]

Tempo run is done.....not a great feeling run, legs started to go wonky on me and I was nauseous at the end, but at least it's done!

5.01 mile treadmill tempo run in 51min
-5 min walking warmup @ 3.3mph
-10 min slow run @ 5.6-5.8mph
-25 min RP tempo @ 7.1mph
-6 min slow run @ 5.8mph
-5 min cooldown walk @ 3.5mph

[CinC]

Feels like a heat wave (at -11) after the 10 days of consistent -20 to -25 plus windchill. Wpg - no comment. xoxo.

I had said in the daily thread that I was going to do a spin/strength last night at home. Then realized I haven't had a 'rest' day in over a week and still debated it - decided I would just spin. Then I got a call from Ara (my boot camp trainer) asking if I wanted to switch to Tues/Thur morning at 5:30am, starting today. So I did take a rest day and just walked the dogs a bit longer (which is a workout wearing sorels) and did bootcamp this am - back to the stairs with some girls i haven't seen a while. the hour flew by!

Plan to do a run after work and maybe if I feel up for it, a short swim for kicks. Love not 'having' to do anything right now!

[Sandra]

3 miles last night on the treadmill....6 scheduled for tonight. Hoping I can get my friend to come over and sit (my daughter will be in bed) so I can get outside instead of using the treadmill.

I feel your need to run outside, especially having to do a lot of TM running! Hope you get to run outside!

[VeloCarrie]

I couldn't fathom that the guy on the radio said it is -33 out there with a windchill of -45...FFS. January sucks. Goal for today - stay warm.

PSA to the rest of Canada: That is a true cold weather alert.

I am soooo happy we haven't gotten that cold here in Ottawa so far *knocking on wood*

[La]

Plan to do a run after work and maybe if I feel up for it, a short swim for kicks. Love not 'having' to do anything right now!

Yet you still do so much! The rest of us are not worthy. OK, maybe some of you are - I certainly am not!

[msdesigner]

Ditto on Carrie's remarks.

I haven't received a cancellation call so I guess my XC ski lesson will finally start this evening. I might go for a short run before as a warmup.

[Hammie]

3 miles last night on the treadmill....6 scheduled for tonight. Hoping I can get my friend to come over and sit (my daughter will be in bed) so I can get outside instead of using the treadmill.

I feel your need to run outside, especially having to do a lot of TM running! Hope you get to run outside!

Me three!

Rest day (actually rest week!) for me, but I'm really looking forward to running outside on the weekend. Can't wait for +7!

[ian]

Easy 15K in balmy -12. Indoor speedwork on tap for later tonight.

[Robinandamelia]

3 miles last night on the treadmill....6 scheduled for tonight. Hoping I can get my friend to come over and sit (my daughter will be in bed) so I can get outside instead of using the treadmill.

I feel your need to run outside, especially having to do a lot of TM running! Hope you get to run outside!

Me three!

Rest day (actually rest week!) for me, but I'm really looking forward to running outside on the weekend. Can't wait for +7!

Thanks guys