We spent a lovely week in Minnesota with my family celebrating the Christmas holiday. It snowed (a lot) but we still had a great time.On the 23rd we arrived at my childhood home after 15 hours of travel. The ground was bare and I was grumbling on the drive home that it was going to be a brown Christmas (however I did consider this would be good for outdoor running). Well, the snow started over night and it snowed, and snowed and snowed some more. In the next two days Mother Nature delivered a white Christmas with over two feet of heavy wet, snow. Luckily my brothers were able to make it to my parents house for the Christmas Eve festivities before the snow was too heavy.
Santa was good this year and brought us many triathlon related gifts. I got the Garmin watch I've been dreaming of and Sam got a gift card to our favorite tri store. I also got a subscription to Runner's World magazine, bike safety lights, a great tri sticker for the car and some yummy Shot Blocks. Sam got a nice running shirt, a fancy bike tool, a subscription to Inside Triathlon and of course, Chocolate Gu.
By Christmas morning the roads were impossible to navigate. My brother attempted to leave in his giant four wheel drive truck and only managed to make it up about 400 feet down the road before he had to turn back! I got my workout in with the Wii Fit, snow shoveling and snow-man-making :) 
Sam with his snowman...
My niece with the snow woman we made together :)
The snow finally stopped on Saturday and we ventured outside for a snowshoe adventure.
On Sunday we were able to leave the house and headed down to the fitness center where my dad works so we could get in a workout. It is about an hour from our house but totally worth the drive. When we arrived paid the
After a 2700 meter swim we showered and headed up stairs and jumped on the spin bikes for an hour. After 3 days of minimal physical activity and maximum cookie intake it felt so good to sweat! Oh the endorphins!
We returned for more endorphin fixes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Over the 3 workouts in 4 days I racked up 7100 meters in the pool and 53 miles on the bike.
On Thursday it was time to head back to the New York. We packed our bags, said our goodbyes and jumped back on the plane.
I'm excited for 2010 and all the possibility's of a new year!
2 comments:
It sounds and looks like a fantastic Christmas :) I love the snowmans and that pool!
Where was your hat little lady? It was cold out there. At least the girls aren't following your shoddy example and not wearing proper outdoor wear. Oh my heavenly days.
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