Hill Repeats

Running:
I started off the week with an off day.  I think for now I'll continue to take Monday's off if I can run both weekend days.  I'll try to use it as a cross training day with some extra weight lifting and maybe some biking or elliptical.  Tuesday I got out during my lunch break for the usual 7.5 mile run.  The worst part of this run is along Greenfield avenue for about a mile.  In warm weather there is a sidewalk to run on.  When we have snow I have to run on the road shoulder.  There are two lanes of traffic and most people move over a bit, but sometimes it feels pretty close.  I did this run in 1:02:52.  Wednesday I decided to add some hill repeats to the training.  I think as long as I can get out I'll continue to do this on Wednesday's.  I run about a two mile warm up to the bottom of the hill, run 8 repeats (.40 miles each) for 3.2 miles, then about 2.5 miles back to work.  This gives me a total of 7.5 miles similar to my other runs in distance.  I ran the entire workout in 1:06:15. 


Hunting:

I found this picture of a Christmas tree made of old deer antlers.  Pretty cool idea, but I don't think it would fly at my house next year.  I could probably scrape up enough horns to make a version of this, but likely won't happen.   

Gardening:
For sure the slowest time of the year for anything garden related.  It is interesting all the snow/snow cover we've had this season.  More is coming today maybe up to 6 inches.  This is the most for the longest time since we've been in this house I think.  It will be interesting to see what difference this will make next spring/summer growing seasons.  Still have some of the lower evergreen branches bending over quite a bit from the early heavy wet snow we got.