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Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: wgraves7582 on 2008-10-21 9:32 AM
Got here on the tail end this past winter and was wondering when these start up again. I know we are looking for snow showers and 32 degrees in the morning and the junk is not too far behind.
Looking forward to some hard core winter training - and for those of you who think 50 degrees is winter training look elsewhere
(jk) - We are talking snow, rain, wind, cold, hail, sleet - stuff that scares Newman enough to hire Jerry as a substitute mail carrier!Bring it on mother nature!
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Shermbelle on 2008-10-21 11:57 PM
I am so in on this again this year. Yeah we may see our first "snow showers" here next week
But hey it can only make us that much stronger come spring right?
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Slugger on 2008-10-22 12:33 AM
Next week? We should have snow showers in a few hours, if it hasn't already started out there! Yee-HAW!
Was thinking of doing a challenge along the lines of the peach challenge - do SOMETHING every day, just to keep it rockin' all winter long. Hopefully mine will include several mountains climbed as that is a big goal this winter, and a few mountains descended by way of planks strapped to my feet. I'm sure quite a few days will include nothing more than a bit of homegrown ST.
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The trick is what one emphasizes.
We either make ourselves miserable
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The amount of work is the same.
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Happychick on 2008-10-22 2:08 AM
wgraves7582 - 2008-10-21 4:32 AMGot here on the tail end this past winter and was wondering when these start up again. I know we are looking for snow showers and 32 degrees in the morning and the junk is not too far behind.
Looking forward to some hard core winter training - and for those of you who think 50 degrees is winter training look elsewhere
(jk) - We are talking snow, rain, wind, cold, hail, sleet - stuff that scares Newman enough to hire Jerry as a substitute mail carrier!Bring it on mother nature!
Snow, rain, wind, cold, hail, and sleet, huh?! Will I be forced to start my own little "winter" challenge since I live in Hawaii or will I be welcome and just have to keep my mouth shut about the actual weather?!
Does it help if I tell ya'll that I paid my dues for 3 years in Alaska before moving to CO then here??
Edited by Happychick 2008-10-22 2:09 AM
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: wgraves7582 on 2008-10-22 7:07 AM
Happychick - 2008-10-22 3:08 AMwgraves7582 - 2008-10-21 4:32 AMGot here on the tail end this past winter and was wondering when these start up again. I know we are looking for snow showers and 32 degrees in the morning and the junk is not too far behind.
Looking forward to some hard core winter training - and for those of you who think 50 degrees is winter training look elsewhere
(jk) - We are talking snow, rain, wind, cold, hail, sleet - stuff that scares Newman enough to hire Jerry as a substitute mail carrier!Bring it on mother nature!
Snow, rain, wind, cold, hail, and sleet, huh?! Will I be forced to start my own little "winter" challenge since I live in Hawaii or will I be welcome and just have to keep my mouth shut about the actual weather?!
Does it help if I tell ya'll that I paid my dues for 3 years in Alaska before moving to CO then here??Ummm it helps that you did live in Alaska, Colorado is too nice in the winter (grew up there sorry - they have bad days, but they also have beautiful days), but now that you are in Hawaii you can be the moderator
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Happychick on 2008-10-22 6:34 PM
wgraves7582 - 2008-10-22 2:07 AMHappychick - 2008-10-22 3:08 AMwgraves7582 - 2008-10-21 4:32 AMGot here on the tail end this past winter and was wondering when these start up again. I know we are looking for snow showers and 32 degrees in the morning and the junk is not too far behind.
Looking forward to some hard core winter training - and for those of you who think 50 degrees is winter training look elsewhere
(jk) - We are talking snow, rain, wind, cold, hail, sleet - stuff that scares Newman enough to hire Jerry as a substitute mail carrier!Bring it on mother nature!
Snow, rain, wind, cold, hail, and sleet, huh?! Will I be forced to start my own little "winter" challenge since I live in Hawaii or will I be welcome and just have to keep my mouth shut about the actual weather?!
Does it help if I tell ya'll that I paid my dues for 3 years in Alaska before moving to CO then here??Ummm it helps that you did live in Alaska, Colorado is too nice in the winter (grew up there sorry - they have bad days, but they also have beautiful days), but now that you are in Hawaii you can be the moderator
That is just plain cruel! I saw snow this morning - not a lot, but enough to say hello winter is coming.Dang it, I should have paid closer attention to the Colorado Native thing! So now, just tell me what my job is and what I must do to stay in ya'lls good graces!
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The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger but jump in and scramble through as well as we can ~Robert Cushing -
RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Slugger on 2008-10-23 12:57 AM
Happychick - 2008-10-22 7:34 PM
So now, just tell me what my job is and what I must do to stay in ya'lls good graces!
You could start by sending some warm weather over here?!!
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The trick is what one emphasizes.
We either make ourselves miserable
or we make ourselves strong.
The amount of work is the same.
--Carlos Castaneda
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: wgraves7582 on 2008-10-23 6:51 AM
Slugger - 2008-10-23 1:57 AMHappychick - 2008-10-22 7:34 PMSo now, just tell me what my job is and what I must do to stay in ya'lls good graces!You could start by sending some warm weather over here?!!X1,000,000 or at least lie to us and tell us how much rain you are having
It was 35 this morning for my commute - but a dry 35
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Lumber Dad on 2008-10-23 10:38 AM
They are only calling for snow flurries on Monday, but I am sure the real stuff will be coming soon.
So what do we have to do for the challenge? Is it anything out in the snow or do we have to bike?
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: wgraves7582 on 2008-10-23 1:35 PM
Lumber Dad - 2008-10-23 11:38 AMThey are only calling for snow flurries on Monday, but I am sure the real stuff will be coming soon.
So what do we have to do for the challenge? Is it anything out in the snow or do we have to bike?
Next week I will dig through the old challenges and pull the formulas up. It is a combo of time, temp, precip, wind, activity (you get bonus points for biking). The premis is to get you out in the crap to workout and to be rewarded with crappy winter weather points. What a payback huh?
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Happychick on 2008-10-23 3:37 PM
wgraves7582 - 2008-10-23 1:51 AMSlugger - 2008-10-23 1:57 AMHappychick - 2008-10-22 7:34 PMSo now, just tell me what my job is and what I must do to stay in ya'lls good graces!You could start by sending some warm weather over here?!!X1,000,000 or at least lie to us and tell us how much rain you are having
It was 35 this morning for my commute - but a dry 35
Since it is supposed to rain every day this week I don't have to lie about that ~ I'll just have to make sure I get out there every day it rains and leave the actual temp a secret
Seriously though, this is my first winter here so I don't really know what to expect. (Sidebar ~ silly me coming to the table here) Looking at all these smiley faces makes me laugh!
Edited by Happychick 2008-10-23 3:38 PM
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The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger but jump in and scramble through as well as we can ~Robert Cushing -
RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: wgraves7582 on 2008-10-23 3:59 PM
Stop by anytime Hawaii
We need the warmth thrown down on us via the internet come winter time in Buffalo.
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: amyro1234 on 2008-10-23 4:56 PM
That sounds like a fun challenge!
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: cori_smelker on 2008-10-23 5:37 PM
I will join in. We are almost done with the October challenge and I need something to keep me motivated. I am in San Antonio, so the weather is never really too shabby. But I paid my dues too - 10 long, cold, frigid years in Dearborn, Michigan.
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: Slugger on 2008-10-24 12:47 AM
wgraves, you are in Buffalo? Somehow I missed that. I went to HS in N. Tonawanda. There's someone on here from Grand Island, too. Small world.
It was pretty today, if cold. Stupid third shift, I had to sleep. Oh well, it was my rest day anyway - gotta stick to the rest days if I'm ever gonna fully recover from these injuries!
I definitely won't be biking, but I'll be running and hiking/snowshoeing and maybe even throwing in a couple searches (search and rescue). Hoping to do some alpine and xc skiing this winter, too. I'm looking for a 5K or 10K snowshoe race to aim for!
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The trick is what one emphasizes.
We either make ourselves miserable
or we make ourselves strong.
The amount of work is the same.
--Carlos Castaneda
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: KOM on 2008-10-24 4:57 PM
Any extra points for doing an occasional polar bear plunge (no wetsuits allowed). No actual swimming but you have to go in over your head?
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: aquagirl on 2008-10-25 4:11 PM
I live in the second coldest capital city in the world!!! Count me in! I have made a commitment to myself to try and bike in this bloody cold as long as possible, so this challenge is perfect for me. As for running, I am very strange and actually enjoy running in the winter.
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RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: BigDH on 2008-10-25 5:22 PM
Calgary has been having some mild weather so far, but it is bound to turn. I am in, when are the rules of the game posted. -
RE: Crappy Weather Winter Challenge
BY: roni_runnw on 2008-10-26 11:00 AM
I'm in! I like running in the winter too... biking though I'm already struggling with and it's not that cold yet I need some motivation to get me out there on the bike, cus I want to bike outside as much as possible this winter.
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