Good first month

Running:
First a recap of the rest of my week. The weather sure turned cold on us here in Wisconsin again.  Temps with wind chills most of this week have been below zero, especially in the mornings.  In the middle of the week the wind chills didn't get above zero all day.  On Thursday 1/28 I got out for a lunch time run of 8 miles in 1:5:30.  I did the same 8 miles as the previous weeks with 3 laps around a local subdivision.  On  Friday I did my Springdale/Davidson loop of 7.5 miles in 1:2:12 during my lunch break.  Saturday morning I ran the same 15 miles I have the previous 3 Saturdays.  I ran it in 2:05:05.  This is two loops around my favorite home course.  I can drop water about a mile out so I can grab it on my second loop around.  This morning I got out for a nice 10 mile route around Pretty Lake and back. I ran this loop a little slow in 1:25:51, but it was an enjoyable morning.

This year is off to a very good start.  The runs above capped off a 65 mile week for me.  I only had one week all last year higher than this total.  That gives me 244 miles MTD/YTD.  Again last year I only had 1 month with a higher total.  My run log shows me I averaged 55 miles per week in January.  The Odometer is now up to 25,410.   I'll for sure be taking Monday off for a rest day.  I will also be looking to take a fall back week sometime soon.  Just not sure if it will be this coming week yet though. 


Hunting:
I did pick up the two deer heads from the taxidermist last week.  They look fantastic.  I can't wait to get them hung up for display.  I'll get a picture of them posted as soon as I can.


Gardening:
I really need it to warm up a bit now so I can get out to prune all my fruit trees.  I have a couple months yet I suppose to get it in.  As long as you prune them while dormant it will be OK.  Not much sense working outside on this job when it's this cold.   Running or hunting isn't bad, but working in it isn't fun for me.  Dormant oil spray will also need to be applied, but I know you can cause bud damage if it is too cold when you apply it.  Should be lots of time before the end of March to get this done.