Category Archives: weather

Dan & Mica’s snow adventure!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Mica

Tonight was the launch of the newest group fitness releases at the gym. This coincided with our first snowstorm of the year. Being the wuss that I am, I convinced Dan to pick me up and drive me to the … Continue reading →

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Weather attack!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Mica

I still have not adjusted to this aspect of Midwest living. Holy shit. This scares me. I can see the lightning and hear the thunder coming. I guess I’ll go watch the storm from the porch until I deem it … Continue reading →

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Mileage scares me.

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Mica

This morning, Aileen and I went out for a six-mile jaunt in the “warm” weather. (Read: 26ºF, with a windchill in the teens.) We’re supposed to experience a warm spell that will last into next week. Rumor is that temperatures … Continue reading →

Posted in running, weather | 11 Comments

Mother Nature ruins our plans

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Mica

Aileen and I had plans to run the Charleston Mid-Winter Distance Classic 15K this morning. In fact, we had already registered and everything. Then I woke up this morning to “snow showers.” As it turns out, the “showers” dumped 4″ … Continue reading →

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Snow crisis

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Mica

The weather was pretty much horrific today. The temperature hovered around 19ºF with a windchill around 0ºF. All day, it was either snowing or sleeting and pummeling campus with a horrible mixture of frozen precipitation. My dad called and said … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Uncategorized, weather | 11 Comments

600th post

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Mica

The weather channel is all about the sensationalism today: I was all excited about the sun on Thursday…until I saw that the high was 9ºF. Also, there is a winter storm warning that forecasts this: “MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, running, weather | 6 Comments

Puffy coat

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Mica

Yesterday marked one of the coldest days that I have experienced while living here in my life. When I woke up and took Bodger out, it was -10º, and it warmed to only -4º when I left for campus. The … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, gear, weather | 15 Comments

Take that, cold!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Mica

When Aileen came to my door for a five-miler this morning, it was 2ºF, with a windchill of -7ºF. However, we were not deterred and went out for a pleasant jaunt to-and-from campus. 10:10 9:59 9:52 9:57 9:28 You know … Continue reading →

Posted in running, skating, weather | 8 Comments

Back to the office.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Mica

We had a mandatory office-cleaning session yesterday. Our office was already clean, so we made this instead: I did a two-a-day yesterday. In the morning, I went to the gym and ran intervals on the treadmill: 4 min. warm up … Continue reading →

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Holiday pictures & words

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Mica

Christmas was a blur of eating, visiting, and gift-giving. I am so fortunate to have such a fun, supportive family–both immediate and extended! After a massive baking spree on Christmas eve (raspberry brownies and two kinds of cookies), I went … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food, Frenchie, love, movies, running, weather | 7 Comments