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If you haven’t yet gathered from my blog,  I am thrilled that spring has finally arrived in Chicagoland.  The days are longer, the sun is shining and being outside is again a part of my daily routine.

Yesterday I was thinking about what I would miss about this past winter.  Anything?  Clearly not the Polar Vortex, the icy streets or the record-breaking cold.  I realized that one of the things I will miss however is my frugal Peloton.  No, I didn’t invest in the expensive riding system but instead, I created my own.  During the winter, when I run inside on a treadmill I delight in running while watching YouTube: Virtual Running Videos. I take my iPad to the gym and off I go.  This winter I ran in Hawaii, Rome, Dublin, and Aruba to name a few.  My last run was by far my favorite.  I ran a 1-hour tour around the streets of London.  I leave the gym tired but invigorated with the sense of an escape from the long Chicago winters.  I wouldn’t swap a beautiful spring day in Chicago for a freezing cold one but YouTube has helped me to learn how to do what I love in a season that is not my favorite.
















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