We had another blast of winter and this time it came with arctic temperatures. I’d pushed a couple of inches the night before, but woke to school closings and a fresh 12 inches, with 24 plowed into the bottom of the drive. It was fluffy and light because of temperatures in the single digits, but I knew it would prove to be a good, long workout and that made me happy.
I
finished my own in about an hour and saw my neighbor struggling to get his snow
blower started. He failed and was
shoveling by hand, so I went over to help him out, spending another 30 minutes
digging out the bottom of his drive. By
the time I returned home, I’d broken a decent sweat and was ready for a second
shower.
I
would have liked to hike in the park with Dakota, but the temperatures were so
low that she was having issues with ice building between her toes. I decided instead to spend time on the
trainer and managed another 60 minutes while watching the second last episode
of ‘Friday Night Lights’. The series has
helped me through the last year of indoor training and although it is a silly,
drama-filled evening soap, I feel like I’ve gotten to know some of those
characters and will miss them. I’ve got
one episode to go and will have to find some other series to distract me while
I ride. Thank God for Netflix.
Shoveling
duration: 90 minutes. Bike duration: 60 minutes.
Training Heart
Rate: 100-120 bpm for shoveling and 120
bpm on the bike.Calories burned during workout: 900 for shoveling and 850 on the bike.
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