winter's a-comin'

[Bruno28]

I like walking when the snow is deep or when it is snowing and only the plows are out.

I'm with Lisa - walking in the snow is great exercise. Also our winter days when they are not freezing or snowy can be reasonably mild but wet and I hope to get out on the bike at least ocassionally during the winter. The biggest problem is it's dark when I leave for work and dark when I get home.

I plan to do some road running or power walking around residential areas in the dark evenings and have purchased a pair of new Nike trainers for this purpose. We'll see how my resolve holds out in the middle of a miserable winter

[Lise]

OK, so I'm totally clueless about "spinning"

Lisa, there's a whole board for Spinning, down in "other sports".

[short cut sally]

i usually do either treadmill or eliptical during the winter time. bought some x-country skis last year, and that was a lot of fun. was nice to get outside for some fresh air instead of being inside. have considered snoshoes but haven't ventured there yet.

[emily_in_nc]

I ride outside when it's mild in the winter, ride the trainer after work, lift, jog on the treadmill some, and HIKE on weekends - a great winter activity when it just feels too chilly for a ride (and feeling wind).

Emily

[Kano]

Skiing (DH) for me.

I'm feeling alternately smug and jealous that The Boy got a 6 month transfer to Colorado during ski season.

Smug because that means I'll be visiting at least on a monthly basis and jealous because he gets PAID to live about 1.5 hours outside a bunch of major Western resorts. Punk.

Oh yes, you MUST, darn it, visit. We know you're not looking forward to it, but....

I can look out the window and see "our" ski resort. We try to get up there at least one day a week!

Karen in Boise

[Dogmama]

Ice? What's that?

Skiing - I'm terrified of high places. If God had wanted me to ski, She would have given me size 14 narrow feet.

I'm a cold weather whimp. 40 degrees is too cold (been in Tucson 45 years). I will do more weight training, especially leg work, to get ready for hills. I also do HIIT on the treadmill (high intensity interval training) to keep my cardio good.

Spinning - I'll do it but wish I enjoyed it more. After being outside on a bike, spinning is just....boring. But, it's better than nothing.

[Kimmyt]

Oh yes, you MUST, darn it, visit. We know you're not looking forward to it, but....

Heheh... oh, no worries, I'm TOTALLY looking forward to the visitation rights. I figure, I'm taking care of HIS house while he's living it up and skiing (a house that I just moved into with him a month or so ago) so that means I deserve star treatment. Heh. Well, I'll probably be doing several weekends, but he's already commited to buying me a plane ticket out for Christmas. Now the biggest decision I have is whether I want to go to Vail or Telluride for Christmas... oh, tough decisions when you're used to skiing on PA ice!



K.

[Kano]

Ice? What's that?

Skiing - I'm terrified of high places. If God had wanted me to ski, She would have given me size 14 narrow feet.

Here's the thing: it's not high! you're on the ground the whole time!

Yup, I was terrified too. HATED skiing the first few times. DH decided that the family would ski, I was out of town when he bought me the lesson package, and I missed the first lesson. So, I came in late, no clue, and got on things I shouldn't have, maybe. Anyway, I was not delighted with skiing at first, then came September, and season pass sales, and commercials on the radio (season pass came with the lessons, so no, I didn't want to buy one) but I discovered that it EXCITED me to hear that ski season was coming! So much so that I stopped on the side of the road, dug my phone out of my purse, and called DH. Said to him "SKI SEASON'S COMING!!!" His response? "Yeah, so?"

He's still much more a terror on skis than I am, but he unwittingly unleashed a monster....

Karen in Boise

[Kano]

he's already commited to buying me a plane ticket out for Christmas. Now the biggest decision I have is whether I want to go to Vail or Telluride for Christmas... oh, tough decisions when you're used to skiing on PA ice!

K.

Kimmy -- no decisions needed. You said he lives close to both? So go to both!

The hard part is going to be what to wear! You can't wear PA ice clothes to ski on the Colorado snow, right? And you can't start thinking about that too soon....

Karen in Boise (who's playing with fabric and patterns for a new ski jacket!)

[yellow]

Skate skiing. I think I'm gonna bag the tele skiing this year (for the most part anyhow) and just skate. It is fabulous cross training for cycling. You will get buns of steel if you skate a lot! And you get a great workout in a short period of time.

And and and and and...it's quiet, and you can let your mind wander, and other folks out skating always say hi, and you always talk about how far you went in kilometers, so it sounds really far to those of us used to measuring distance in miles!

Unlike Bron, I do not own a race suit and my poles aren't really all that stiff. I do have a water bottle belt, though!

[Kimmyt]

I have always always ALWAYS wanted to learn to telemark. There is something about watching a good teleskiier that is like watching a ballet... so beautiful and rhythmic. It's on my list for future things to try once I get better at the regular DH skiing!

K.