"Blue Skies, Dry Pavement, and Birthday Girls"

I can't imagine what else a man might wish for upon waking?  Other I suppose than a temperature somewhat over minus 20!

But when I looked out the window to check the flag I could see that the wind wasn't too bad, and while cold is still cold, it's much easier to deal with if there's no wind.  Never the less I decided to procrastinate just a bit, as the temp gauge still said minus 22 at 9:00!

So I did what I should have done every day for the last several weeks, and headed to the pool.  I am pleased to tell you that it was not near as painful as I anticipated, and in actual fact went quite well.  The good thing about swimming is that my heart rate is much lower than in the other disciplines, although I couldn't actually tell you by how much.  It just felt good to get in the water and relax a bit. In the end I swam 1000 metres non-stop, the best part being that I now feel motivated to go back.  For the next couple of months I just want to get there twice a week and gradually build my distance to 2000 metres.  I used my cheater pants, and have made the decision that I will continue to do so.  Why suffer unnecessarily.

By the time I got back the temp was up to minus 18 so I headed out for my run.  While I was a bit tired near the end it just felt so incredibly good to run in the sunshine.  Nothing could have stopped me from getting out there today.

And the rest of the day was about my 9 year old miracle!!

We played hockey, we ate cake and, we had presents!  Now I'm tired.  Life is good!

swim 1000m, run 10.6 kms

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.---Walt Whitman

Love
Peter