Bring home the ring

What a sweet run for the Packers this year. Unbelievable that they are actually going to play in the Super Bowl. The NFC Championship game last Sunday was much closer than it should have been, but how awesome to beat the Bears and make it to the big show. It’s been 13 years since I will actually have an interest in the game. The Steelers will be tough, but I still think the Packers can win it all.  Bring home the ring boys!




Running:
Last week was a first for me. I managed to get 56 miles in. That’s not unique in itself, but the fact all of the 56 miles were done on a treadmill is. I’ve done all my miles in a week on the treadmill before while coming back from injury, but this total would have been less that 20 miles for sure.   I guess it was just a combination of bad roads, cold weather, work responsibility, and timing that caused that to happen. In past years I would have probably just skipped a couple runs, but with my new attitude toward the treadmill it allowed me to get it done. Last week’s total was the most since September of last year. The most unique run was on Sunday. I was so nervous in anticipation for the game I thought it would be a good idea to calm myself by running and watching at the same time. I ended up running for the entire first half, getting in 10 miles. Almost time to buy another pair of shoes to use for long runs. I’ve been keeping my eyes out for the right ones on eBay but so far nothing to pull the trigger on.  Still on track for 200+ miles in January.  Through today:
WTD 27
MTD 181
YTD 181
ODO 27452

Hunting:
I never got out to remove my stands from the woods last weekend. It was brutally cold and since there really is no hurry I thought it better to wait for the temperatures to moderate a bit before climbing up trees to unhook things with frozen hands. Cleaning up my hunting stuff last week I found my trail cameras which got me to thinking I should put them out for a few weeks to see what is still around after season. I’m especially curious on my bow hunting property to see what is making all the tracks and beds in a new area I found while last out there. One of my cameras is an old one that uses 35mm film. Hopefully I can still find some film and someone to process it. I wonder if Walgreens still does it and what it might cost?  Here is a link I found with ideas to help a hunter with post season cabin fever.  

Gardening:
This next month is the time to get out there and prune all my fruit trees. At least I need to do it before March and any warmer weather that would start the growing process. I really need to hit the trees hard this year as last year I didn’t do enough. It’s always hard as you think you are taking off too much and will hurt the tree or at least production of fruit. From everything I read and examples I have viewed of how to do it up in Bayfield I believe I can take off much more than I have been. With all the trees I have, to have less fruit but better quality would be a good thing.