28 January

[Crankin]

I might have gone on a ride if I had been at home today; i think it was close to 40. We went up to the White Mts. Friday, with friends. Yesterday we x country skied 6.5 k, almost all up hill. Only fell twice (going up!). Did fine on the down hill, but when I got to the last 2k, it was flat and icy. I was hurting... my groin, arms. My friend, who rides much slower than me is a much better skier and I am getting paid back for dropping her all summer!
Today we went snow shoeing. Oye. I usually snow shoe on local trails, with some climbing, but we went up Crawford Trail. It started at 1900 ft. and we had gone up to 2500 in about 3/4 of a mile. I had to go so slowly, I thought I was going to faint. It wasn't my asthma and I could breath, but I almost felt like it was the altitude, which is silly, because that is not very high. My husband was running up the trail, but all 4 of us, decided not to try to go to the summit. The down hill was fine on snow shoes, despite being steep. We ate lunch at the AMC Highland center and then took a short hike around a lake and up to see a beautiful view of Mt. Washington. The sun came out and the peak was visible.
OK, I'm going to bed. Every part of my body hurts and I feel like I have never exercised a day in my life!

[Susan126]

It was freezing at 7 AM this morning. I got up, started the coffee, then looked at my outdoor thermometer . . . Yikes . . . 26 degrees! But Joe and I had a ride to lead at 10 AM. Thank goodness it started to warm up as the sun rose. By the time we reached our meeting place it was already in the mid 30s. When we finished it was 49! We did a mountain bike ride and you always get toasty doing those. Now if we had done a road ride instead the wind chill would have really affected me, especially my toes! Even with booties! Good news is this week looks like it's going to be a nice one. By the time I get off work at 2:30 and get home I may be able to get some nice 10-15 mile road rides in before dinner! Oh I do love the longer days!