We all have those days, Lizardly. My danger time is usually between 4 and 6 pm – I often plan to be out of the house and away from food when I know I’m tempted. Distraction!
Wow, those pants are wild, sabaray! I appreciate those on other people – I usually stick to boring black, with the occasional gray and blue.
No real exercise today, just some walking outside.
This might be a repeat article but some good basic info here on “How To Run Like A Girl” - the differences between men and women runners (but can apply to other exercise too!):
http://www.nytimes.com/well/guides/running-women?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_ru_20170126&nl=running&nl_art=3&nlid=73146837&ref=headline&te=1
Have not seen that one, abasket. Thanks for posting!
Same! Hadn’t read that before – very interesting – especially the foot strike part.
Question: does anyone have a carbon monoxide monitor in their home? Just wondering because my fiancé was unusually tired over the weekend (he is very high energy) and sleeping a lot (turns out he was getting sick) but he doesn’t have a monitor and he lives in an older home (which will soon be my home).
CO detectors are required by code here in my neck of the woods. Get him a battery-powered portable unit (they are sold for $40 or so). They are as good as the fancy wired-in detectors.
Good article. I agree that women tend to be a little better at pacing in a race and not blowing up as badly. Of course, it does happen! A lot of the really good male runners I know are happy with going out at an insane pace, trying to hang on and…oh well, look what happened?
Got outside - 30 degrees and clear. Didn’t want to get out of bed. 3.1 miles done.
Thanks BunsenBurner! I appreciate it.
“Good article. I agree that women tend to be a little better at pacing in a race and not blowing up as badly”
LOL, not me!! I seem to have 2 paces: a fast one for the first half of the race and a slow one for the second half. At least each half is evenly paced. 
That is a good article, thanks @abasket!
We had some surprise winter weather overnight which led to slick pavement, but a small group of us still got out for six and a quarter. It was very slow but sometimes that’s not a bad thing.
My wild pants are a big departure for me. I am usually solid dark colors but these were so fun I couldn’t resist. I need to have more fun this year.
You don’t blow up, Bunsen. I’m talking about going out so fast that you don’t finish or walk in. It’s a strategy of “go big or go home”, and I see a lot of them “going home”. We’ve all had the end of race collapses. The huge blow ups are a different deal.
Have we talked about the Peloton bikes here? Michael, what do you think? I know you and most serious cyclists use the trainers for their own bikes, but this Peloton system looks like a great option for folks who don’t have easy access to spin classes or don’t want the hassle of adhering to someone else’s schedule. There’s a separate thread about it here on CC.
Edited to add- I think Ohio needs one!
Thanks, MOfWC. I get what you mean! Nope, that would not be me.
Yay!! We are trying to spend ohio’s $$$$$$$ again! 
Sabaray - love those wild pants!! I have a pair of somewhat wildly patterned ones and get so many compliments.
Actually I got excited reading about the Peleton on the other thread until I got to the part of $39 monthly fee.
45 minutes XC skiing. Had some other things to do so fit in a shorter ski.
For anyone who thinks me streak of running is either crazy, impressive or both…check this out.
Wow!!! Probably not as crazy as this tidbit from the same article:
Ryan Hall did the 7 marathons last week, too. (American record holder at various distances) I have friends from here who tried it last year. They are slow runners (married couple) but run marathons every single weekend. If I remember correctly, they failed because there was a travel problem and the group didn’t get to one of the races in time.
@ohiopublic, if you are seriously considering a Peloton bike, I can point you to higher quality bikes at about the same or less purchase cost. I can point you to alternatives for indoor training with your own bike that are half the cost or even significantly less than that. I can point you to online training for $10/month that provides a group experience and better structured workouts. I am singularly unimpressed with Peloton other than giving them credit for innovation.
^^^So glad to hear you weigh in MK. It’s so easy to be drawn to something new and shiny and techy - hoping you share this on the Peloton thread - I think the crowd there would respect your thoughts (after you tell them a little more about your mountains of expertise and experience!