Category Archives: Training Diary

Usually I end up at the park ON a holiday and it is crazy busy, so I decided to skip running the dogs yesterday and go today instead because in theory everywhere ELSE should be crazy busy. There were still … Continue reading →

That we went scootering today. We didn’t see any turkeys or deer, but a couple of squirrels and some delicious smells were our ON BY downfall. Monday, November 25th: 3.25 miles, cool conditions.

I have a sort of “home base” at the state park where I almost always park the car and start my runs. It’s a small, centrally located and relatively unused row of parking spots set back far enough off the … Continue reading →

It was windy and chilly today, but we had a nice long run. As I’ve been adding distance, it’s cool to see the dogs “settle in” on some of the longer runs to a nice, steady trot with a bit … Continue reading →

I gave the dogs the week off, since they worked so hard last week I figured they needed a vacation from our vacation and they definitely spent some time resting up. But by this morning they were back to their … Continue reading →

Had a nice, crisp (read: cold) run today; added a little distance. We started out a little rocky with a LOT of apparently delicious trailside odors, but once we got that sorted out the MPs did great. Of course, I … Continue reading →

Technically, this is snow: Monday, October 21st:: 2.5 miles, cloudy/flurries. Maisy was really distracted by something off the trail on the Picnic Island loop, but she still ran really strong. Coordination, we have it:

Saturday, October 19th: 3.5 miles, cool/wet conditions, one water break. Lots of ON BY practice thanks to the local deer herd. A doe who was either very brave or very dumb was kind enough to stay in one place so … Continue reading →

You sneak out in the rain for a quick run because you need it and because your work schedule is going to mean the dogs are going to have some long, boring days and because it’s really only sprinkling at … Continue reading →

Probably my greatest fear as a mushbaby is that through sheer inexperience I will push my dogs too hard and cause them to be injured. As a result, I am fairly certain that I have never pushed them hard enough … Continue reading →