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Charity Begins at Home and Ends with a Training Epiphany
It’s going to take me a while to get to the point today, but I promise you I will get there eventually if you just stick with me. I almost never take my dogs on “normal” leash walks anymore. If … Continue reading
Posted in Canicross, Equipment, Training
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April Skijors Bring…. something something.
In the weeks following my last post, enough snow eventually melted to break out the scooter for a couple of runs. Although the dirt trails were still way too muddy for the scooter (deep, sucking, wheels-can’t-turn muddy rather than simply … Continue reading
Posted in Canicross, Scootering, Skijoring, Vacations
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Sins of the Skijorer
We’ve been able to sneak in some late-season runs this week, with today probably being the last of the season as we’re in the middle of a stretch of 35ish degree F days; the snow is melting, the trails are … Continue reading
Posted in Skijoring, Training
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Laughter, the Best Medicine
Just when it looked like winter was going to be over, we got some more snow yesterday. The roads were too much of a mess to go out for a run yesterday, so I planned to go today. Until I … Continue reading
Posted in Skijoring, Squash, Successes
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Mind Like a Sieve
I realized tonight that I forgot to post this. It’s spectator video from the Barkie Birkie. If you don’t want to watch the whole thing we are around 3:20 and around 11:40. ALSO I neglected to say so when Squash … Continue reading
Posted in Skijoring, Training
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Deep Snow and Dog Butts
We got a dumpload of new snow Monday overnight. Tuesday saw school and business closings galore, but of course all I could see was fresh skijor and GoPro meat. We waited until the morning rush hour was over, at least, and … Continue reading
Posted in Skijoring
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Good Night, Pesky Straps
Every once in awhile I peruse the list of search terms that bring people here to Mush, Baby! A lot of them make sense, and I’m actually quite glad to see things like how do I hook up my dog … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Not Mushing
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Longing During a Period of Absence
Partially because I am in a reflective mood tonight and partially because of the insomnia I am currently experiencing, I just re-read every single post I’ve written here from start to finish and realized that while I’m loving skijoring I … Continue reading
Posted in Scootering
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Unanticipated Incidents Not in the Script
After my abysmally disappointing, unfocused attempts at getting race videos at the Loppet and Barkie Birkie, I broke down and bought a GoPro camera. I used it for the first time today, and it’s safe to say that I’m as … Continue reading
Posted in Bloopers, Humor, Skijoring
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Barkie Birkie 2013
A lot of people who grew up, have lived, or do live in the upper midwest are familiar with at least one facet of the American Birkebeiner or have at least heard the name. To the uninitiated, the Birkie is … Continue reading
Posted in Races, Skijoring, Squash, Successes
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