Don't Dread the Treadmill!

The weather has been sub-zero all week, Peeps. I actually got my first snow day on Thursday!

Ever wonder what teachers do on snow days? Now that I’ve moved most of my material to online grading, I do pretty much what I do at school: I grade papers. A lot. At least I can do it in a hoodie and sweats. And no makeup.

Have I ever shared my theory about how we get snow days at my school? It all centers around my planned workout combined with weather and time I have to get ready for school. The equation looks something like this:

Planned workout (must be completely sweaty cardio to ensure that I can’t possibly go back to bed)
+
Weather (snow OR -20 or lower OR icy rain MUST hit around 5:00 AM)
+
Prep time (must be considering forgoing makeup and/or blow drying hair because need more drive time)
=
Snow Day!

There are some other factors to weigh, of course. For example, did I make the mistake of anticipating a snow day by taking home some papers to grade? Subtract possibility points. Did I make the prediction the night before on social media? Bad mojo. Subtract points.

This sounds crazy, but the system works. On Thursday I got the call when I was in mile 3 of a treadmill run, and I was just thinking that I have to at least go 5 miles, but then I would braid my hair instead of blowing it dry.

Whattya think? Am I psychic?
So, the downside to having a snow day is not being able to go outside. There has been a wind chill advisory for this area all weekend, and I know from prior experience that I shouldn’t be outside if the temps are below 20 degrees, with or without windchill. This morning it was bright and sunny, and I thought, “Hmmm. . . maybe,” until I looked at the weather channel and it said -2. Nope.

Today’s treadmill run was 10 miles. Here are some ways that I was able to survive it:

Ha! Did you really think I would share that with you so easily? I do have some tricks for you, but you have to click here to read the full post.

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