Monday, January 31, 2011

Vaseline, frozen eyelashes, oh, and ONEDERLAND BABY!!!

Yesterday, I had another run. This is one of those runs that might classify me as certifiably crazy. With windchill, the temperature out there was -31c (-24f), otherwise known as really bloody cold!

We did 18 km (11.2mi), the longest distance I've done so far. When I arrived in the parking lot, Jen and I were both getting ready - changing shoes, taking off my warm car coat... She held up a little tube of vaseline. That's right, when it's this cold, you risk frostbite with any exposed skin. So, I lubed up the part of my face that wasn't covered - which was just a small area around my eyes. Perhaps I should wear ski goggles next time?

Surprisingly, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Early on, I thought I might even be overdressed, but when we hit a more exposed section with stronger wind, I wasn't regretting any of those layers. We did two 8km (5mi) loops with an extra 2km (1.2mi) thrown in at the end. Upon finishing I had little globules of ice on my eyelashes.

Definitely some extreme conditions, and I'd be quite happy for spring to come and stay.

In other (BIG) news, I weighed in today at 199.6 pounds this morning. That's ONE hundred ninety nine point six. There is no longer a two at the beginning of that number, and there never will be again. That gives me a weekly loss of 1.4 and a total loss of 44.2. To be honest, I would have loved to see more, but 1.4 is quite respectable at this point in my journey, and it leaves me no room to slack on my nutrition if I want to stay under 200 this week.

Home stretch baby! Before I know it, I'll be at a completely healthy weight.

12 comments:

  1. Deb, I'm so happy for you! You've worked so hard and are such an inspiration. A little crazy for running in minus three hundred, though ;)

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  2. Yay for ONEDERLAND!!! Congrats! And thanks again for yesterday ;)

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  3. Hooray for onederland! You are working so hard and so deserving of your success!

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  4. Congratulations on getting to O N E!!! That's so exciting! You're freaking crazy for running outside in that cold, though. ;) Good for you!

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  5. Great job on your run!! and CONGRATS on onederland!!! Keep it up :)

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  6. Congrats on the chilly run AND reaching the 100s!!!! You are awesome!

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  7. 18 in that cold ick. Yep both you and Jen are at least a little bit certifiably crazy. You know youre a runner when....

    We are hiding out at home waiting for the cold to pass. No car trips never mind one on foot.

    Congratulations!!!

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  8. You two are definitely hard core!
    Congrats on the under 200!!!!!! You deserve it!

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  9. Oh you making onederland is awesome, absolutely awesome! Very happy for you, well done!

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  10. Congrats on onderland!!! Yea for you!

    Amazing run! You guys make me feel like such a wimp! It was about 8 degrees here today and I didn't even want to stop at the gym and wokout let alone run outside!

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  11. Welcome to the 100's club. It feels great, doesn't it?

    I can't believe the distances you are running. More snow is on the way in our area...I may just run in the storm! ;)

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  12. good to know about the vaseline tip! Your eyelashes look fancy with the ice on them. :)

    I am excited to no longer have a 2 at the beginning of my weight! Someday very soon!!

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