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Ahh, I love the feeling of running through icy gra...

2008-10-29T05:35:00.000-04:00

Ahh, I love the feeling of running through icy grass, crunch, crunch. I skip out on the ipod on those days, the noise & texture of the ice is motivation enough. I know I'm strange. Hubby reminds me every morning.

I'm already exercising inside. I hate it.

2008-10-29T01:08:00.000-04:00

I'm already exercising inside. I hate it.

Bush fires would make it even easier to run at nig...

2008-10-28T21:14:00.000-04:00

Bush fires would make it even easier to run at night. Indeed, that would provide quite an inducement!

Three chears for living in the southern hemisphere...

2008-10-28T21:05:00.000-04:00

Three chears for living in the southern hemisphere where it's comeing into summer. I've always loved running in the dark, and I do it without lights. Living in the country the star light is enough to see by.

The summer means bush fire season though, so my runs could be suspended at any time.

The only thing that really works for me is just ge...

2008-10-28T18:07:00.000-04:00

The only thing that really works for me is just getting myself out there. Once I'm standing there freezing to death I know the only option is to get moving to warm up again...

TA x

I dislike running in the dark, so now I run on my ...

2008-10-28T15:36:00.000-04:00

I dislike running in the dark, so now I run on my lunch break. I'm the smelly kid in the office.

no matter how hard I try to find an excuse to not ...

2008-10-28T15:34:00.000-04:00

no matter how hard I try to find an excuse to not exercise, I just can't NOT exercise..........I feel too good afterwards..

I would have a coffee pot in every room if I could............I love coffee.....!!!!!!!!!!! ADDICTION!

The only place I've ever seen a coffee pot in the ...

2008-10-28T15:14:00.000-04:00

The only place I've ever seen a coffee pot in the bathroom is at a hotel. I guess they put them there because its close to the water source.

Crabby's comment "do they make foul scents on timers like cat barf or rotten egg?" still has me laughing! That would most certainly make me LEAP out of bed!

You guys have inspired me to do my cardio outside ...

2008-10-28T14:47:00.000-04:00

You guys have inspired me to do my cardio outside today...We're having GREAT weather in Oregon this "fall", so here I go to change my clothes and head off around the neighborhood...
You guys rock!!

Coffee pot in the bathroom?? Ummm, that is so odd to me, but alas I can imagine how well it would work for some people...

hmmm...may start running a little more in the wint...

2008-10-28T14:36:00.000-04:00

hmmm...may start running a little more in the winter, but I MUST get one of those oh so geeky headlamps!
It's nice that the best time to buy stocks is when you have no moola. *sigh*

denverite over here, but like someone said, the cl...

2008-10-28T14:15:00.000-04:00

denverite over here, but like someone said, the closest ski resort is still at least an hour away (not counting traffic) so yeah.

and it's not so much winter that throws a wrench into my working out but all my stupid jobs. stupid work. i mean, i'm glad i have work, but still.

I used to have one of those "dawn simulators" that...

2008-10-28T13:06:00.000-04:00

I used to have one of those "dawn simulators" that wakes you up with the light. I always called it the "light alarm clock". Anyways, my wife won't let me use it anymore because it wakes her up too.

I'm one of those weird people that run in the dark. I've never thought about wearing a light, but I'm also one of those unsafe people who run with their iPod blaring, and I enjoy cursing out the drivers not paying attention. Its part of the stres relief.

I also wake up to coffee, but mine is in the bathroom, is that weird?

Hi Merry - what color is your dog? (and is he/she ...

2008-10-28T12:23:00.000-04:00

Hi Merry - what color is your dog? (and is he/she ok? wasn't she sick a while back?)Mine is very black and a light is a must for him now when we go walking before work. I don't want him to be run over! He's wearing a harness and I've attached the light on his back so it's not in his eyes.

And then there is the tiny LED flashlight for finding the poop in the dark...

:-)

Have fun, Monika

I also live in California, but I grew up in New En...

2008-10-28T11:53:00.000-04:00

I also live in California, but I grew up in New England. I HATE being cold, so the only way I'd get my lazy butt out of bed before dawn was for something really fun, like ice skating.
I do have one of those headlamps, for camping, and everyone always compliments me on it, lol! And when I walk my dog at night, I clip my flashing bike light (Lucy, $6) on her collar.

Living in California, I have no excuse not to exer...

2008-10-28T11:37:00.000-04:00

Living in California, I have no excuse not to exercise though it will get colder eventually and I might try to find any excuse when it rains but I have a treadmill and weight machine so I guess I'm back to no excuse.
Dammit.

I'm with Crabby about the coffeemaker. My sister ...

2008-10-28T11:32:00.000-04:00

I'm with Crabby about the coffeemaker. My sister keeps her coffeemaker in her bedroom!! What a logical idea. And I want to know what kind Tricia's coffeemaker is.

I don't have a dawn clock, but I do have a "moonbeam" clock that flashes light before the buzzer goes off. ("Moonbeam" seems like an odd name for an alarm clock, doesn't it?)

I definitely do not plan on going outside in the cold to exercise. I have enough problems as it is.

Ugh, I HATE the cold. I was almost crying the othe...

2008-10-28T10:42:00.000-04:00

Ugh, I HATE the cold. I was almost crying the other day on my way home from work because the wind was so bitter.

But even so, its fun to workout in the dark! Maybe its the novelty or the fact that no one can see you or that you need to focus more on where you're going, but somehow its very enjoyable.

Also, when I had a dog we had this thing where I'd take her for a long walk every evening no matter the weather... it was so beautiful because we'd just walk and look at the stars and enjoy the cold as being something that no one else was sharing with us because everyone else had the sense to remain indoors. It was a good bonding time for me and my puppy:)

I went running in the dark yesterday morning and i...

2008-10-28T10:33:00.000-04:00

I went running in the dark yesterday morning and it was even 7 am! I took my dog for protection, but I still managed to trip over a giant branch and scare the pee out of both of us. lol.

I soooo want that light alarm!!!

I love the idea of a dawn simulator too! But it d...

2008-10-28T10:31:00.000-04:00

I love the idea of a dawn simulator too! But it doesn't say anything about it being natural light (like those lamps for SAD)...I think it's a great idea and I want one with natural light!

Practice for the season by running inside of an in...

2008-10-28T10:23:00.000-04:00

Practice for the season by running inside of an industrial size beef refrigerator. I saw Dean K. do this while preparing for the Antartica Marathon. Have any warehouse size freezers in your neighborhood??

Our pups sport cute little blinking lights on thei...

2008-10-28T09:55:00.000-04:00

Our pups sport cute little blinking lights on their collars for early morning and night walks. People normally speed through our neighborhood and there is an obvious traffic slow down when they see our guys with their little bouncy lights.

Just a tip... don't buy the expensively priced cheaply made ones from PetSmart. We got some heavy duty silicone covered ones from a sporting goods store for just five bucks a piece and they work great.

Okay, I now feel incredibly spoiled that NOT ONLY ...

2008-10-28T09:47:00.000-04:00

Okay, I now feel incredibly spoiled that NOT ONLY does my coffeemaker have a timer, but it can keep coffee fresh for up to a week. So I only have to change the grounds & add water twice a week.

I've been wanting to buy one of those alarm clocks...

2008-10-28T09:38:00.000-04:00

I've been wanting to buy one of those alarm clocks for years, but my demanding husband won't let me because he wakes up 3 or 4 hours after me. Jerk.

I also live in Denver, but I don't go snowboarding after work. It's still a 2 hour drive up to the ski resorts. So I'm not sure who in the world is skiing after work.

That alarm clock sounds amazing! Although, I think...

2008-10-28T09:03:00.001-04:00

That alarm clock sounds amazing! Although, I think it would trick me into thinking that I could run in the dark, which isn't so cool.

And what is wrong with running in the snow? Slip, sliding away makes it so much more fun!

Wuss.

My exercise problems will soon be solved--when we ...

2008-10-28T09:03:00.000-04:00

My exercise problems will soon be solved--when we move the mailbox will be three-tenths of a mile from the house.

Mary Anne in Kentucky