Paul and I are finishing up a little getaway for New Year’s – we hope you all had a good night and only the best is in store for 2017!
Date: December 30, 2016
Location: Kohler, Wisconsin
Length: 1.3 Miles
Temperature: 33° F (.5° C), feels like 72° F (22.2° C) because I totally walked inside
Who: Sarah
Travels with Choppy 
Hi Sarah – Just of curiosity… how many miles did you walk in 2016? 🙂
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I don’t know! I haven’t added the most recent totals into the number (that Elf kept me busy throughout December). Let me do some calculations and get back to you.
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Drum roll…444.5 miles! And that’s not the whole year, just since we started in May. I should really do a post on this (consider this a sneak preview).
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Yes… you should absolutely do a Post on that. It might just inspire others when they see how regular walks can mount up over time to be an impressive total distance! Well done! 🙂
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Thanks! I think I’ll incorporate the numbers into the Dog Walk Challenge post for tomorrow, and spread the word far and wide!
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“Feels like 72F because I totally walked inside.” 🙂
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Some days, I just can’t face the cold.
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Good for you! Stay warm! Happy New Year!
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Thanks! And we do our best to stay warm, but some days it’s a losing battle.
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I bet. Cold front is coming here the end of this week. Brrrr! Highs are 20. Yuck.
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46 here; we walked 3.3 miles. But no kudos, it’ll be in the single digits in a couple days and I’m sure the wusses will whine and wine inside. LOL Happy tread milling.
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I was back outside this morning – it was 27 and no wind, which is downright beautiful this time of year. I probably should have walked a little extra, but that darkness really makes it hard to keep going. I keep telling myself that it’s only a few more weeks before the sun will be our companion again.
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Every day there’s another minute of sunlight and I’ve already noticed it first thing in the morning. Enjoy those windless mid-20’s temps while you can. Happy first work week of the year. 😉
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I can now barely see the first rays of daylight at the end of our walks. I was a little overly happy to see them at the end of last week, but it’s the time of year when I take any hint of warmer weather to come (knowing full well there is colder weather to come before the warm weather arrives!).
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Our coldest (and snowiest) months are ahead here too. January is just dark and cold with little snow. Emphasis on the cold part. Blech.
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That describes January here as well. February is a real mixed bag – you can get the frigid weather, but you can also get major snow. There’s also a chance for a legitimately warm day or two, which makes everyone get their hopes up that winter is over, just to realize there are two months to go.
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Precisely! March and April (when everyone is jonesing for Spring-like weather) are the real wildcards. Can’t tell you how many double digit snow storms have happened in those months. ❄️
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Or how many days where it hits 70 randomly! (Sometimes, just a day after those snow storms!)
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Which make spring storms the best!
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33F is positively balmy! 😉 Must have got an exercise walker for Christmas?
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Yup! Paul set me up the treadmill last week. I still like the outside walks (I went on one this morning), but it’s nice to have the option for some warmer walks!
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Exactly, you’re all set. Now, time to train Choppy on it. 🙂
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That has not started yet. Maybe this week!
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Looking forward to the video. 😉
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Hopefully not of me falling on my face when I am demonstrating!
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Hahaha. Don’t blame you for walking inside. Kudos for walking while on your “getaway.” I have a hard time exercising when I’m away from home.
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Some places it is easier than others – it seems a lot of hotels are in areas where they just thought sidewalks are superfluous. These tend to be the hotels along the busiest streets, or so it seems!
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Sta warm! Happy 2017 🙂
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We’ll do our best, but it’s sometimes a losing battle around here!
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Now that is crazy cold !!! I probably would be venturing out from under my duvet in that cold…hahaha I would pull a Choppy move and just be chilling on the couch 🙂
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Ha! If I didn’t go out in that sort of weather, I’d be stuck inside for weeks at a time around here! Of course, I think there are people who do attempt not to go out in it, even here. It would drive me crazy!
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Have fun!
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We always try to!
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It’s about 50 here in California, threatening rain. I’m thinking of skipping my dog walk.
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I would love to see 50 and rain!
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