Family runs are always a treat!

Couldn’t have asked for better winter running weather than today. So much so that Chris and I were both wearing shorts….in January! Sam was good for the most part. I’m guestimating it to be about 5k. Hoping to do a longer run by myself tomorrow to give me good gauge to where I am in terms of endurance, strength, breathing, pace and mentality. For now, I need to revisit the playlist and add a few tracks that I keep meaning to upload.

This one is one of my faves. Reminds me of good times had and good times to come.

Sam

Meet our running partner, Sam!
Chocolate lab retriever; 50lbs
Born on July 15, 2011 in Bruce County
Loves to eat carrots, freeze dried liver & kibble
Canine Campus graduate
Loves to play fetch run, sniff, give kisses

Bestfriend – Martha the Cow (and us of course)On rest. Winter got the best of me today and I chose to opt out of our morning run. Instead, Sam and I power walked around the block and played a little fetch in the backyard instead. Chris had afternoon walking duties, so I got to hide indoors for the rest of the night as well. This little guy loves the snow but ice is a different story. We really need to get him some booties if  we expect him to do winter runs with us.

Love ya, Sammo! / Photo by Foxrain.ca

January Wind

…suck. Jogged a little bit of a longer route in a faster pace with Sam this morning. Good run altogether. The wind was strong but we pushed through. On these days, I look forward to end of spring runs with the little guy. Runs where the pavement is dry and the in-between spring and summer smell is in the mild breeze. Heaven.

Energy. Feel like going for a swim right about now.

Awesome.

What was supposed to be a 2.5k jog with Sam turned out to be a 5k in the end. The run was pretty good despite the rain. He ran pretty much behind or beside me the whole entire route and he didn’t mind the rain one bit. Then I came home only to find out that…..fack….I dropped my phone!! Where?? I had no idea. The one thing that I could count on was that the streets were bare and that finding the phone was not impossible but the chances of salvaging it dwindled as time passed. I dropped the dog off and ran the route for a second time. Found it!! Does it work? Hell yeah. Awesome.