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-16 Celsius run πŸƒ‍♂️ through snow

 Dixie and I run for a bit 


Dixie run πŸƒ‍♂️ the first bit, then I go alone the second bit. Dixie was stopping then running and yanking to much. So I dropped her off at home.

🏑 


I almost do 5 km run πŸƒ‍♂️ I do 2.5 km with the dog πŸ• and then do another 2.4 by myself.πŸ˜ƒ

Dixie is rank 33 for January for the leaderboardπŸ™‚


Dixie is 14% above breed for active minutes.



My laps were a little bit slower this week,  I think it’s all the sweets and stuffing and all the food I’ve been eating.  It’s slowing down my pace.






On track to get another 14.3 km by Monday.  I should be well over that so I’m happy about that. Hopefully, I’ll gain another 10 km so if it goes snowboarding again, it doesn’t count my steps. That’ll get to my 50 km by the end of the week.

Some of my stats that are here below ⬇️ 


Runtime was near a half an hour and walking time was about 10 minutes so about 1/3 ratio of walking  to running πŸƒ‍♂️.

About 33% was walked and 66% was running.  I did take a break in between to drop off the dog and pick up my cell phone so I could take a selfie. 🀳 

Makes a blog a little bit more interesting that way.

It sounds like you had a productive and enjoyable run with Dixie, despite the chilly -16 Celsius weather! It's great that you were able to complete a total of nearly 5 km, with a good mix of running and walking, as well as taking a break to drop Dixie off. 

It's interesting to see how your pace has been affected by the holiday treats you've been enjoying—it's all about balance! Making sure you’re still getting out there is key, and it seems like you're on track to achieve your goals for the week, especially with your plans for snowboarding. 

Dixie ranking 33rd for January on the leaderboard is impressive, especially with her active minutes being 14% above her breed's average. 

Keep up the great work, and enjoy those runs!  Happy running! πŸƒ‍♂️✨




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