<p>LOL, Michael. Bunsen- love that top. I think I have one like it in a pink stripe from last year.</p>
<p>Momannoyed, I love that you went sledding with the kid(s) - always a thumbs up for adults/parents who still unleash their inner child. Just a minute ago I was chuckling and savor ing the fact that my 46 year old brother who is a big wig in his field in the media posted on Instagram a selfie of himself going down the sledding hill while out with his kids. That’s priceless exercise!!!</p>
<p>Not happy with H. He made me wait those 2 weeks to order the treadmill so we could hit the next credit card cycle. I suffered through the ice and cold and hot gym and we MiSSED by.a day after all that!</p>
<p>So everyone should be assured that we are done with any real snow for the year. How do I know this? Because after having such a good time xcountry skiing today on borrowed skis, I bought a set on sale. ;)</p>
<p>Michael- everyone thanks you for stopping the snow! My sister went out on her cross country skis today!</p>
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<p>Gotta make lemonaide out of lemons wit this weather. I think that finding something to do outdoors in this stuff is the only way to keep from going certifiably insane. </p>
<p>I’ll see a lot of skiers where I’m going snowshoeing tomorrow. It’s a popular trail for that. They blow me into the weeds on the flats, but I make up ground on 'em on the uphill stretches.</p>
<p>I’m fortunate in that within 15 minutes from my house I have access to the Pennypack Park system with more than 15 miles of ski-able trails and the Pennypack Preservation trust with 10 miles of trails, connected by an abandoned rail line which, in deep snow, is also ski-able. Because the trails have lots of stretches with hills and are wholly ungroomed in the snow, edged xcountry skis are a necessity if you want to remain in control on the downhills and navigating turns. </p>
<p>I agree with you Idad completely about getting outside despite the wintery weather. I always choose to exercise outside unless the ground is covered in ice. Snow or rain usually won’t stop me. Ice will.</p>
<p>My husband and I went for a very long walk outside through a beautiful park. Although our pace wasn’t quick because of snow covered paths, we did manage to get 12k steps. We plan to walk a carriage lane tomorrow which should be clear of snow and enable us to walk at a faster clip. Today was day 1 of wearing the fitbit after two weeks. Now that I have been home for four days, I no longer have an excuse to not track my exercise or food.</p>
<p>I am inspired by everyones achievements and very cool exercise attire! I bought my first Lulu attire-long-sleeved shirts-several weeks ago and I am enjoying them. My younger D has worn Lulu clothing for a while, but I was too intimidated to buy it for myself. </p>
<p>MOWC- Congrats on finishing your tough race! I hope your “dreadmill” arrives tomorrow! I am looking forward to your review.
BB- I also like your Lulu top!<br>
Teri- How is your back? I hope your plane ride was okay and you are enjoying your visit.</p>
<p>MomWC, I need to come sit on your deck. Mine has a pile of snow and broken icicles as tall as me!
Michael, thanks for stopping the snow 
My hunch though is that there will be enough left after the warmup that we can still snowshoe and xski for a spell :)</p>
<p>Yesterday was gorgeous here on the hill…sunny and 27 at midday. Woohoo. Nice trudge!
Mch celebrated with a hatchet up on the poolhouse roof, which the co. Had omitted last week. The roof is shaped like a barn roof so we’d thought it might be ok despite the foot of damming at the bottom…till we discovered a second ice ridge further up. What a year for roofs!</p>
<p>I truly don’t know where all this runoff will go from the 4 days above freezing they’re calling for this week. Last spring during the flooding my friend across the road could only access her house by kayak. I really hope that’s not how this goes ;)</p>
<p>Worried about floods here too. All this snow has to go somewhere!</p>
<p>Anybody else eating more Chobani yogurt these days? I heard about the Russians impounding 5000 cups of the stuff and not letting the Olympic athletes eat it due to “paperwork” so I’ve been buying it in sympathy. Plus it’s tasty and has less sugar than most other brands. </p>
I have some Chobani in the refrig. I can eat it, but find it too thick/rich for my taste. I’m most happy with Stonyfield whole millk plain with my own add ins. 
<p>For those of you who use RunKeeper but don’t have the usual tracking options when exercising inside (GPS) this article easily shows you how to track indoor exercising/crosstraining - NOT just running - you can log in your elliptical time, treadmill time - whatever . <a href=“How to manually log cross-training workouts in Runkeeper - ASICS Runkeeper”>Track your Run - ASICS Runkeeper Running Tracker App;
<p>I’ve been manually logging in on RunKeeper for over a year now when I’m indoors (use the app religiously when I’m outdoors) but this article still gave me a few tips I wasn’t aware of. </p>
<p>Geezer snow shoeing this afternoon. 3.25 flat-ish miles along the lake at the Audubon Center. I didn’t want to have to break trail after all the recent snow! Just about right. 2 hours. good little workout, but not as hard as climbing a mountain. My last two outings were pretty hard work. I wanted something relaxing. Max heart rate of just 77% of my max. Lots of folk on cross country skis and snow shoes out today.</p>
<p>20 degrees, bright blue skies, but a brisk 15 mph breeze. </p>
<p>And, the obligatory fashion update:</p>
<p>Matching [Patagonia</a> Capilene 4 baselayer](<a href=“http://www.summithut.com/img/212/10/2387/85091/1000w.jpg]Patagonia”>http://www.summithut.com/img/212/10/2387/85091/1000w.jpg) bottoms and hoody.</p>
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<p>Marmot [Scree</a> Pants](<a href=“http://cdnmedia.marmot.com/images/product/hires/80950_001_f.jpg]Scree”>http://cdnmedia.marmot.com/images/product/hires/80950_001_f.jpg)</p>
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<p>Marmot [Incline</a> Hoody](<a href=“http://cdnmedia.marmot.com/images/product/hires/61050_1431_f.jpg]Incline”>http://cdnmedia.marmot.com/images/product/hires/61050_1431_f.jpg)</p>
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<p>The Incline Hoody was perfect. It’s a stretchy nylon/spandex running top fabric, but the entire back , sides, and underarms are thin grid fleece for venting. Just blocks a little bit of wind, but not enough to turn into a sauna bath. Heck of a winter clearance deal for $54.</p>
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<p>Oh, and a down hoody to stay warm when I stopped for coffee and cashews on the exposed point out in the middle of the lake where the wind was howling. Stopped and moving are two entirely different things at 20 degrees…</p>
<p>3 miles track/treadmill at the gym. LLBean sport shorts, Costco Adidas bright blue lightweight drifit, grey sweaty headband. :)</p>
<p>3 miles on dreadmill, chest, bicep, tricep and back weight machines. Walked another 3 miles running errands according to my fitbit. Yay!</p>
<p>No real fashion…black Nike dri-fit yoga pants and a maroon U of MN tee shirt. Blah!</p>
<p>Light stretch workout. Casual attire.</p>
<p>3.1 miles OUTSIDE before work (yay)! 32 degrees, so thick tights and the new Marmot fleece with another layer under it. 1.4 miles on the gym dreadmill after work before doing some weights. Lulu plaid running shorts and tech t.</p>
<p>MOWC:</p>
<p>I might have to try lifting weights in plaid shorts sometime! Could be quite the look on an ol’ (formerly) fat guy like me! Alas, I don’t think I’ll be wearing shorts in the basement gym anytime soon. It’s long pants and long sleeves this time of year.</p>
<p>IDad- Lulu actually comes out with some longer length running shorts for men in nice plaids now and then. I have a running friend (male) who is addicted to Lulu shorts and Paul Frank t-shirts and wears them in every race. He’s sort of flamboyant, though.</p>
<p>Spinning class tonight. It was empty–it’s school vacation week here and everyone with kids is away. Class usually has 20-some people. Tonight there were 7 of us. </p>