This weather is getting ridiculous!
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TonisTri posted 45 weeks ago.
PoC, you need a vacation! Get yourself some tix and get out of there! (btw, it is really pretty up there, but glad I don't have to live in it)
That which does not kill me makes me faster...
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WanaBSpeedy posted 45 weeks ago.
That's the same picture of my weather here that I have seen for the last three months. Fun huh?
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kylie posted 45 weeks ago.
It's 54 F here right now, and the sky is soooo blue. About to go ride... Sorry PoC :) But I do have a guest room ;)
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lala2021 posted 45 weeks ago.
So sorry! But the snow sure is purty!:) Do what my sis does in Bellingham,Wa cross country
ski!Jealous!
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Triguy98 posted 45 weeks ago.
I feel ya PoC. It IS ridiculous. How about some seasonal changes for crying out loud! It s so hot/ cold here it messes with you. Like this week- its been 80 degrees and no rain. I hate needing a bunch of bottles on my ride in January!
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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brittda posted 45 weeks ago.
Thank godness I missed most of it here the last few weeks (it was sunny and mid 80's where we were) --heading to Florida in a few days to miss some more :)
Geoff--TAKE A VACATION!!!!!
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Gsal posted 45 weeks ago.
do the warm weather dance!! duhh
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jtrimom posted 45 weeks ago.
don't be jealous...tomorrow it will be 54 degrees (brrr for me) but today and the past 3 days 70s!!! Love January in Houston :) wanna visit?
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littleironhead posted 45 weeks ago.
looks like you'll be stuck on the trainer/treadmill for awhile. And I thought I had it bad when it snowed ten inches here. Snowshoeing is always an option I guess
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Triguy98 posted 45 weeks ago.
Just got back in from mowing the lawn. Yes, mowing the freaking lawn in January. Not just a touch up, either, I had to do the whole deal, mowing, weed eating and edging. Not supposed to have to mow yards in January.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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gfd posted 45 weeks ago.
PrinceofClydes wrote:
Okay, it's past ridiculous. How am I supposed to ride 'n run in this?
PoC
On the bright side you have more time and energy for Core workouts.
Can you run with snowshoes or is it not worth the effort?
Today in PA it got up to 42 F and it felt wonderful.
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RV posted 45 weeks ago.
Triguy98 wrote:
Just got back in from mowing the lawn. Yes, mowing the freaking lawn in January. Not just a touch up, either, I had to do the whole deal, mowing, weed eating and edging. Not supposed to have to mow yards in January.
Mowing the lawn! Sounds great.
We had an ice storm come through.
So, I was out hauling and spreading sand for the horses by hand.
They were about to hurt themselves just trying to walk on the ice.
Needed some cartoon sound effects watching them.
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Triguy98 posted 45 weeks ago.
RV wrote:
We had an ice storm come through.
So, I was out hauling and spreading sand for the horses by hand.
They were about to hurt themselves just trying to walk on the ice.
Needed some cartoon sound effects watching them.
<-- NOT a horse fan ;) My step dad let my little sister get into horses. Shes grown and moved out of the house, and theyre stuck with one left. He is constantly bitching about how much work he has to do for the horse. I dont get the complaining- they were his idea! I cant wait for summer to roll around and he has to be out there mucking the stall! Ha ha ha!
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fastdog5 posted 45 weeks ago.
PrinceofClydes wrote:
Okay, it's past ridiculous. How am I supposed to ride 'n run in this?
I am a prisoner in my own house!
-14C, 50kph gusts, Yikes.
Would someone in a warm country like to adopt me?
PoC
C? kph? I'm so confused. If you choose to live in Canada, are you allowed to complain about the cold? :)
How about a little cross-training: Pond hockey!
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PrinceofClydes posted 45 weeks ago.
fastdog5 wrote:
C? kph? I'm so confused. If you choose to live in Canada, are you allowed to complain about the cold? :)How about a little cross-training: Pond hockey!
Choose?!?
I was born here!
It's a love/hate relationship. I love the other 3 seasons.
This is Penticton June 21st.
PoC
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littleironhead posted 45 weeks ago.
PrinceofClydes wrote:
fastdog5 wrote:
C? kph? I'm so confused. If you choose to live in Canada, are you allowed to complain about the cold? :)How about a little cross-training: Pond hockey!
Choose?!?
I was born here!It's a love/hate relationship. I love the other 3 seasons.
This is Penticton June 21st.
PoC
I love penticton! I've been there like 3 or 4 times to watch family members do IM Canada. Of course, that is always in August. Ever ride up to Apex?
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PrinceofClydes posted 45 weeks ago.
Hello littleironhead,
No, when I go to Penticton I go to ride the IMC course.
For hill climbing practice I ride Silver Star Mtn, which is on my doorstep here in Vernon - which is 115kms north of Penticton.
Perhaps we'll see you race at IMC one day soon?
Bring on the Spring.
PoC
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hipfan posted 45 weeks ago.
POC, I feel your pain.
I think I've shoveled about 10 feet of snow. At least it felt like that much. My dog is going to the bathroom on the deck because his feet can't touch the ground through the snow.
And now it's supposed to rain here on Thursday. Looks like I'll be skating to work on Friday.
I'm a proud Canadian, and would love to tell everyone in Jamacia or California, or Florida ect. about it. (In person)
Cheers.
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kylie posted 45 weeks ago.
I live with a proud Canadian, who does miss Canada -- just not Canadian February weather :)
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Socket posted 45 weeks ago.
Quote:
How am I supposed to ride 'n run in this?
Snow shoes and chains on a mountain bike?
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Kwschs posted 45 weeks ago.
You can come stay with me, the pro's do? haha
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jonovision_man posted 45 weeks ago.
PrinceofClydes wrote:
-14C
I was in Edmonton for Christmas...
Got off the plane and it was -32C (-25F), with the windchill a brutal -40C!
I'm not usually a chicken about the cold, but I decided to have an indoor track day until it "warmed up" to -25C (-13F)!
Heck of a country we've got here. :)
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PrinceofClydes posted 45 weeks ago.
Indoor track day. jono? Did you run in the yellow submarine?
That 200m bright yellow inflatable dome at U of A.?
I have run myself dizzy there before. Back in 1980 I ran a 6:00 min mile on that track.
I was going so fast on those tight bends that I nearly fell off! heh.
hipfan, Taber isn't known as a snow belt is it? I thought it was pretty dry down there.
This morning I shoveled another 6" to 8" off my driveway this morning. Bah!
One thing all this core work is good for is shoveling snow!
Socket, the depth of snow is waaayyyy beyond chains here. More like this:
Kwschs, where is it you live again? :)
PoC
dreaming of palm trees & margheritas
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jonovision_man posted 45 weeks ago.
PrinceofClydes wrote:
Indoor track day. jono? Did you run in the yellow submarine?
That 200m bright yellow inflatable dome at U of A.?
I have run myself dizzy there before. Back in 1980 I ran a 6:00 min mile on that track.
I was going so fast on those tight bends that I nearly fell off! heh.
Nope, went to the Kinsmen Center in Edmonton. Check this out - Indoor olympic-sized pool with all-day lane swim. Ooooh yeah. I went three times, and every time I had an entire 50m lane to myself... best Christmas gift ever. :)
(BTW - I don't know if they still have that dome at the U of A, I think it's been replaced by the Butterdome, a permanent facility. Still yellow though!)
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PrinceofClydes posted 45 weeks ago.
Butterdome, yeah, that's the one. Yellow sub was just an alternative name from long ago.
50m lane by yourself? Sounds great.
Remember last Feb. when I had a swim lane 25m wide and 10 kilometres long? Yeah, I said 10k.
Here, I have a pic somewhere. Yeah, here it is:
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jnrice posted 45 weeks ago.
fastdog5 wrote:
PrinceofClydes wrote:Okay, it's past ridiculous. How am I supposed to ride 'n run in this?
I am a prisoner in my own house!
-14C, 50kph gusts, Yikes.
Would someone in a warm country like to adopt me?
PoC
C? kph? I'm so confused. If you choose to live in Canada, are you allowed to complain about the cold? :)
How about a little cross-training: Pond hockey!
You sure can complain! Just because you chose the location doesn't mean that you chose the weather. However, I'd fully expect to get a lot of flack for complaining about the weather if I did choose to live there.
Here is your solution, if you have enough snow to call off the running, go SKI! YEAH SKI SKI SKI! SKI EVERY DAY! Ride your trainer at night.
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beads1985 posted 45 weeks ago.
Socket wrote:
You could try one of these:
I could, but my wife would get mad.
Maybe I'll try one of those bikes instead! ;-)
'Nothing to it, but to do it!'
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PrinceofClydes posted 45 weeks ago.
I say, they look very fit, don't they?
warms the cockles of my heart, it does.
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orangedog posted 45 weeks ago.
season's greetings...
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skills>> spirits>> speed>>
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PrinceofClydes posted 45 weeks ago.
Oh, that's just cold!
PoC
curse you, Orangedog..
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tri-ac posted 45 weeks ago.
orangedog wrote:
season's greetings...
PrinceofClydes wrote:
Oh, that's just cold!PoC
curse you, Orangedog..
oh, just tell yourself it's probably freezing there too (just really dry)
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PrinceofClydes posted 45 weeks ago.
Yeah, but, but he can see out of his windows!
and it's snowing again - about an inch per hour.
*pout*
Did I mention this is supposed to be a semi-desert climate?
PoC
next year I'm moving to Maui.
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sasquatch posted 45 weeks ago.
I hear ya. I'm in Anchorage, AK and we've been below 0F for two weeks straight. Not one minute above. Most days have been a high of -10F. They said on the news this is the longest cold streak in 30-40 years or some such.
I think my trainer might break soon..... I've been treadmilling and indoor tracking a bit, buut really love to run during the winter , just not when its this cold.... :(
Okay, it's past ridiculous. How am I supposed to ride 'n run in this?
I am a prisoner in my own house!
-14C, 50kph gusts, Yikes.
Would someone in a warm country like to adopt me?
PoC
""Your ass looks fantastic. Are the kids in bed yet???"
- TonisTri. 10/2009