Monday, January 14, 2013

Monday Madness

It's been freaking cold.  Saturday morning it was 5deg when I woke up.  Five.Degrees!!  The running group was meeting at 9am when it had warmed up to 13deg, "feels like 7".  I felt like a hard @$$ for running in that weather, but it wasn't a lot of fun and I only did 3 miles.  Brr.freaking.rrrr.  I should have worn an extra pair of socks, thicker gloves, and a balaclava.  Lesson learned.

Ran again Sunday afternoon with a friend when it was a balmy 24 deg.  This time did 4 miles.  Piece of cake compared to Saturday morning.

In any event, I am ready so ready for spring.

Speaking of cold weather, what better to do on a cold day then cuddle on the couch, right?!

I'm having another quilt made with some of my race/event shirts.  I had one made with 12 shirts about 3 years ago.  It turned out really cute and it has become a family favorite for lounging on the couch.  What a great way to recycle those old event shirts into something artsy and functional, don't you agree?  Anyway, sent my shirts off in the mail today.  It will probably be a few months before I get them back in the form of a quilt, but I'm looking forward to it.

On an unrelated topic.  I'm on an organic pear kick. Cannot.get.enough.  Yummy!!

14 comments:

  1. I've had a couple of quilts made of shirts too. They always make me feel better when I'm under them.

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  2. I hope you post a picture of the quilt. That is cool.

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  3. I hope you post a picture of the quilt. That is cool.

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  4. I hope you post a picture of the quilt. That is cool.

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  5. I hope you post a picture of the quilt. That is cool.

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  6. it must be hard trying to keep active when it's so cold! Good on you - 3 miles is 3 miles you wouldn't have done if you weren't a harda$$!

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  7. We are having a heat wave summer. My runs have been warm and sweaty. The quilt is a great idea.

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  8. That is too cold! I didn't think AZ got that bad. ouch.

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  9. I accidentally deleted this comment from Raquelita (Running Historian):

    Pears sound divine! It has been warmer here, but that's actually just caused more problems with ice. I kicked off marathon training with a 3 miler on the 'mill.

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  10. That quilt idea is great! Can you post a link to where you send them? I'd love that!!

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  11. I want a race shirt quilt, where do you have them done at?

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  12. Ouch that is cold. I have been piling up my race shirts in hopes of getting a quilt made at some point

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  13. That's a really nice idea. And what a great way to preserve your memories!

    http://www.momshomerun.com

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  14. i've had tshirts set aside for probably 5 years to have them made in a quilt (my mom keeps offering to do it). now they have severe fold marks instead! i can't bear the thought of throwing them away/donating them even though i clearly haven't worn them in 5 years, but then sometimes i think "i don't need another blanket either". what a dilemma! i truly have a problem making decisions...

    stay warm out there!

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