Archive for February, 2011

BRRRR – Taking It Back Outside

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Why is it that on cold mornings like this the shadows look so long?

Why is it that on cold mornings like this the shadows look so long?

I started walking outside again last week. The first foray out – yes I wiped out. Got a big black and blue, but nothing my shiatsu qi gong masseuse, Pat Bolger couldn’t fix. Funny as I was talking with her on the phone setting up my next session when I hit the ice patch. The phone went sailing into a far off snow bank. So, my walking was derailed for a few days but I’m back at it. I’m 9% behind schedule for February, but overall am up to 122 miles – woo hoo. I’m sticking to my neighborhood, NOT the walking paths. The road is nice and dry, and there is a fantastic hill that gets my heart rate up. Every walking path in the area has a very low coefficient of friction. And I’m still doing a two mile stint on the elliptical machine four or five times a week.