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We have a 'wintry mix' outside right now - mostly rain but a little graupel as well. If it continues all day, I'll either do a rest day or cross training. Ben got his walk, but it was a bit faster paced than usual. He wanted to go home too.
Singer who runs a smidge
I'm not ready for wintry mixes yet!! I should've worn a hat and gloves this morning, but didn't even think about it. Well, that's only about my fifth instance of idiocy today, so it looks like that's how today will go.
So Dusty has developed quite a case of car anxiety from having his paws cut and then being taken to the vet. He basically just crawls into the floorboard and pants and shakes. We gave him melatonin before taking him down to my folks for Thanksgiving, and I think it helped a little, but he was definitely still stressed. I ordered him a Thundershirt, which came in yesterday. We put it on him for a few minutes this morning, and he basically decided he shouldn't move around much, and he was biting at the strap across his chest. Maybe we'll try it a little longer each day for a few days and hope he gets more used to it. I really hate to drug him for the Christmas trip, but I also don't like him being so stressed for so long. We'll see, I guess.
When it's all said and done, no one remembers how far we have run. The only thing that matters is how we have loved.
Former Bad Ass
Afternoon! I have Pilates and 6-8 miles tonight.
Ginny, sorry about the wintry mixture. Come down here, as it's hot and humid, and beach worthy.
Hope, awww, poor Dusty.
Damaris
Barking Mad To Run
Rain has moved out of our area for a while now. This morning was a bit brisk at 43 degrees, but very sunny as I did 3.1 miles around the university campus. A really very nice run/walk. Looking at our local forecast at the end of the week, I have two races this weekend...and the flippin' temp is dropping into the upper 30s - rare for us around here in San Antonio - and low 40s...dang it...I hate running in cold weather...anything over 50 is okay. Get with the program for me, Mother Nature.
Ginny, my weather down here then would probably feel like spring to you, lol.
Hope it all works out for Dusty, HopesMom.
Good luck with your pilates and miles tonight, Damaris. Are you still doing Chevron in Houston in January?
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt