Coldddd...

Well, the boys are at the daycare and Manny and I planned to take teams out today. When we got up, the temperature was -25F. Then, while at Daisy Acres, near Pleasant Valley Store, the temp was -42F and Lynn's dogtruck wouldn't start. We live up on a hill, so it's usually warmer here than in the lower areas and town. That means if we took teams out, we'd be running in -30F temps or colder in most areas that we'd run through. Can you say Brrrrr!?!? The forecast is calling for -40F temps tonight and through the weekend. That's just plain NO FUN! It also makes running the dogs counterproductive, as they burn so many calories just to keep warm, let alone running. Plus, the increased chance of injuries, etc. just isn't worth it. I hope it warms up a bit more, because then we could at least go out for some short runs to keep the dogs limber. I'd planned on running a back-to-back run tomorrow; but, that doesn't look like it will happen. We'll see. At least we got some 50 mile runs on the dogs already, so that's good.

In the meantime, Manny & I are going to do some work on the sleds, start packing my drop bag for the Cantwell race, and just take it easy. I go back to work on Monday. It's been very nice having these past 2 weeks off, as I've been able to run the dogs and spend time with the hubby & kids. It's been great! Too bad it's almost over.

Well, the temp has gone up to -20F, so we're going to go cut meat and such. Ciao!