Weekend of Snow-Filled Workouts in WI

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Pharmie and I went out to our friend’s cabin in Wisconsin. (Technically, it’s our friend’s Dad’s cabin.) On Saturday, we got the whole gang together to go snowshoeing. I tried on my new, new, cozy, cozy boots. They are good down to 76 below:

Then I ran out to “help” Al snowblow the skating rink on the lake:

My legs look extra twiggy coming out of those big boots...

We got to the trail, and I threw on my snowshoes for the first time. They’re rentals.

Then I peed my name in the snow:

Al and Luke took off down the trail to blaze a path:

Pharmie, Trevor, Sarah (with Oliva wrapped up), Jess, and Maddy


Al and Pharmie in unison


Maddy’s snowy butt (from snow kicked up by her snowshoes)

I kept running off trail to check out little frozen ponds and such. After one such excursion, I ended up COVERED in prickers. I tried to brush them off, but that hurt. So I just went the rest of the way with them attached and dealt with it when we were done:

Al, Pharmie, Jess, Luke, and Maddy

Maddy needed to “blow her nose” two different times. Luke offered his shirt both times. I don’t this she’s REALLY “blowing her nose.” That Maddy - she’s a sneaky one:

Pharmie and I grabbed a photo on the trail, and then we got a shot of everyone at the end of our outing:

You can still see prickers all over my pants

That afternoon, back at the cabin, Luke and I did the “Twenty-One” workout. You do 20 push-ups and 1 sit-up. Then 19 push-ups and 2 sit-ups. Then 18 push-ups and 3 sit-ups. Etc, etc. In the end, you end up doing 210 push-ups and 210 sit-ups as fast as you can (with good form, of course). Here we are just after starting, with Oliva watching us from the corner:

Soon, we got hot and had to get nude:

Pharmie snapped this next photo RIGHT as we finished a round and threw our hands back to catch ourselves. We BOTH look like hell:

Nearing the end of the workout, covering the living room in sweat

Later that day, we headed out to their homemade skating rink on the lake. Jess’s dad is anal about spraying the lake down with water to make a nice, smooth rink. And that work has paid off.

Pharmie and Jess

Al and I went to go play in the open water. We tried to break off all the ice near the edge without falling in:

Pharmie didn’t care for that activity. She gave me her “I-do-not-approve” look:

The girls


Sarah and Pharmie


The rink with ice houses in the distance

Sunday morning, before heading home, we went out for a quick ski around the lake. (On the lake.) I had never CC-skied before, but I strapped on a pair of Jess’s Dad’s skis, and tried not to fall over.

Al, Pharmie, Jess, and Luke


Sarah and Jess crossing the lake


Luke and Al making a trail back towards the cabin

It was a fun weekend with some good cross-training! Thanks again for inviting us, Jess!!

BTW, there’s still a couple of days left to enter the “Gnarliest Injury Photo” contest sponsored by Road ID and Sugoi. Click here (and follow the 4 steps) to enter a photo of yourself, and click here or scoll down to yesterday’s post to see the sweet, sweet prizes being given away!