Living in Minneapolis, I can’t be surprised when we have periods of winter where the temps barely reach zero degrees as a high. But that doesn’t mean I like it!
The weather led to a lot of treadmill time at the end of the week, though I was able to get outside as much as possible in the first half of the week.
Monday: 7.4 miles, 9:15 min/mile pace, outside! Discover Strength virtual 1:1 after work
Tuesday: I snuck out for a short run over “lunch”- 5.26 miles, 8:50 min/mile.
It was a stressful work day, so I decided to head out for another run (plus I knew my outdoor miles for the week were limited!) I joined Dustin for a few miles before he headed off at his own pace. 4 miles at an 8:45 min/miles. It was nice to run in daylight TWICE in one day, and the temperatures were at least above zero.
9.26 miles on the day. I don’t really do doubles when not training for a marathon; my legs were tired/sore afterwards!
Wednesday: 7 miles, 9:20 min/mile before work, outside. Discover Strength 1:1 after work.
Thursday: 5 miles on the treadmill, 8:55 min/mile average
Friday: Knowing that the deep freeze had arrived, I decided to do a ‘long-ish’ treadmill run before work, so that Dustin could use the treadmill for his long run on Saturday.
9 miles, 9:15 min/mile average before work. Discover Strength virtual 1:1 after work.
Saturday: Dustin decided to brave the cold and ice for half of his long run; he did 6 outside and another 6 on the treadmill. I squeezed in 4 easy miles on the treadmill before he got back from the cold. So glad we have the treadmill in our house!
We did take a few short walks with the dogs- they do not love this deep freeze either!
I’m not going to lie that its hard to burn off the vizsla energy during cold spells like this…so I wasn’t too surprised to find out they had destroyed a pillow when they were bored! Trust me, we have TONS of dog toys and chews, but this pillow was just too tempting…
They are good girls, I swear! I still love them both.
We actually just purchased some dog stairs for Matilda. She was struggling a little bit to jump onto the bed. She loves the stairs!
Sunday: Waking up to -18 actual temperature made for an easy decision to hop on the treadmill for 6 miles.
Summary: 48 miles of running, 3 strength training sessions with Discover Strength
When it gets a little bit warmer, I hope to head to Theodore Wirth park for a long run; there you can find this art installation of Zug Zug, a cavemen in ice. So neat!
In other news, I decided to order a book version of my blog.
There are a few companies out there that will turn your blog into a book. I went with PixxiBook, as the price was a bit more reasonable. I started with just one volume, which essentially covers 2018, but will order more now that I have had a chance to see the final product. It’s essentially my life journal and a great way to capture all the memories in print, just in case something ever happens to this blog!
I’m linking up with Running on the Fly and Confessions of a Mother Runner Check it out!
I love that book idea! How cool is that?
That picture of the girls sitting on the TM made me smile. My weekly miles were pathetic. No matter how cold it is, running on the TM is never easy for me–I like to be in motion. Looks like I am going to have to suck it up this week!
Hah, glad the pups made you smile. I did ask them to sit when they were up there, so it was a little posed 🙂
Not sure I could handle temps that cold but I guess you are used to them! What a cool idea to make your blog into a book. I’ve never seen that! Way to make the most of your warmer days and get out there. Have a great week and thanks for linking up
Thanks Deborah!
I’ve never heard of a book version of a blog! What a great idea! I don’t think I would want to save all my posts- I’ve been blogging since 2013 and some of my old posts make me cringe!
Great job getting in all those miles despite the cold weather! The treadmill is a great tool to have.
I’ve been blogging for nearly as long! But I do think so much travel has been captured, that it was nice to have it all in a hard cover quality book!
The book blog is a great idea. I’ve always meant to print PDFs of my blog entries so that I have a backup but of course the longer I delay that the more entries there are to print… I’ve heard (maybe from you?) that Vizslas have very thin coats so they have trouble with cold. Our dog has a thicker coat and always seems to have extra energy so the colder it is the faster she wants to walk and we really struggle to keep up with her. We’re not quite sure if she really loves the cold or if… Read more »
Vizslas do have thin coats and they are very skinny! Not winter dogs really…I see other dogs like huskies and Bernese Mountain Dogs happy as ever in the cold, but not Ruth and Matilda!
I need to look into that book blog thing…but some of my posts may need some editing LOL Oh well, I guess they would be captured in all their “realness,” right? I just got home form a 1-mile walk outside. Brrr. I was trying to scheme if I should do my Monday run in the morning or after work… wondering which would be “warmer.” Then, I remembered I do have my treadmill (duh). Poor Milly, she’s always an after thought.
Good luck figuring out how to manage through the Iowa cold!
I love the photo os your dogs with the boots – too cute! I heard from my co-worker that Minnesota was going to have super cold temps this weekend. I was shivering just hearing about it!
Your co-worker was so right! And it doesn’t look like it will get much better for the whole week.
That is so cool you bit the bullet and got a blog book! I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. As i mentioned, I’m going back and culling all the giveaways and some of the sponsored stuff. There was a time when it was normal to run a giveaway or two every week! Great job getting in all the miles despite the wintery conditions!
With Pixxibook, I was able to unselect certain posts that I didn’t want included, but not a lot of customization beyond that. But there is so much travel and LIFE captured on the blog that I really am happy to have a hard copy of it all 🙂
I couldn’t find the pixxibook website, when I tried, it took me to Mixbook that doesn’t seem to have a blog option. But I love the idea! What a great way to save everything!
Hi Katie! I thought I had added the link to the company I used, it’s there now!
This is it: https://pixxibook.com
Okay, those are some cold temperatures! And I love the picture of the pups on the treadmill. So cute! Is Ruth sad that she’s not in the mural?
Oh my goodness, Matilda is giving you a look of true regret about tearing up the pillow, but Ruth looks like she’d do it again if you turn your back.
I just mentioned to my husband a few days ago that I’d love to have my blog in book form. Thank you for suggesting a company and inspiring me to follow up.
Yep, https://pixxibook.com is the site!
Ruth probably is sad that she’s not in the mural, but it was completed in 2016, and she didn’t join the fam until 2019! (My friend who painted it lives in Salt Lake City now!)
You are so right about the pillow picture. Ruth TOTALLY looks like she’d do again and feels no remorse 🙂
That book idea is pretty cool!
I love the picture of your dogs after the pillow incident – priceless 🙂
You did a great job of logging some miles – running on the mill is a struggle for me.
I definitely don’t prefer the treadmill but I can handle it okay.
What a great idea to turn your b log into a book.
Being outside is such a treat. I don’t know how you do it. My friend’s son is at college in Moorhead and I’m in awe of his choice. I like winter but not sure I could cope with WINTER. Love that ice art. So magical.
I love the pups’ shoes. Sorry about that pillow.
I get outside with the dogs every day.
OMG! It is so cold there!
Those girls are innocent! It’s a good thing you came home when you did, right after that pillow exploded like that. They must have been so scared!
The caveman in ice is really neat!
Haha, yes You are so right. Good thing I saved them from the exploding. Pillow
Oh, wow on the book! What a great idea. That might motivate me to delete some old posts and just save the best ones.
OMG on the booties on your dogs. I guess they really need it when it’s THAT cold. LOL on the pillow!
Yep! They need the booties in this weather.
Your dogs in their coats are too cute. What a great week of running, especially in that weather. I’m starting to feel guilty complaining about our 39 degrees! From now on I think I’ll keep my mouth shut.
Haha no worries Jenny, it’s all relative!
Dustin’s running jacket looks pretty sharp and windbreaking. What brand is it? And are the sleeves short, or is the photo just making it look that way?
A short sleeve jacket? Who would buy that!! Ha!The brand is Craft.
It’s 20F here and going to snow all day. This is day 2 of the snow and I’m over it!!! I don’t know how anyone runs in this or with even colder temps!!
Love the book idea! One of the reasons I decided to keep blogging/ keep the blog live is because it really is a journal of my life since 2009!
Exactly! Blogs are a great documentary of life!
I love the idea of the book. Great job on your running this week. No matter how long you live in the state, you never get used to the cold weather. I’ve lived in Chicago for over 40 years and still struggle every single year. 🙂
We’ve had the deep freeze here too. It gets really cold and then warms up (to 30) and now it’s back to cold again. I don’t own a treadmill so I just have to drag myself outdoors.
38 miles – That’s pretty impressive.
I run usually just close to 20 but it’s more than I did before the pandemic.
A book from your blog? That’s pretty interesting. Did it turnout the way you thought?
Great job getting in your runs — inside & out, this week! I am impressed the girls wear booties. We’ve tried in the past, and usually they just kept coming off & the dogs weren’t too happy about them. I have never even tried with Bandit but there are a lot of days lately he doesn’t get walked — and he drives me crazy some days begging for treats non stop. He’s not destructive though. We have dog stairs in the living room & bed room. Bandit ignores them for the most part, but Lola really needed them (and so… Read more »
I love you all being all wrapped up! We had -7 real feel here which is 19 ish in your temps and that was pretty extreme for the UK – I was proud I managed to run in it twice but there was no ice around so I had to take advantage of that. Brrr though.