So if you know me, you know I love my puppies. No, they are not really puppies, one is 2 and one is almost 9, but it’s kinda like how parents call their grown children their babies. Yeah, I guess I will be one of those people. So, with my love being expressed, I do wish one thing…that I had a puppy running buddy. My poor 8 pound dogs wouldn’t last 5 minutes on a run. Not only because they are so small, but so undisciplined and extremly distracted. We would get nowhere.

I read articles all te time about tis person and their dog, and so on and so forth. i even read an article in Runners World about a lady who ran a half marathon with her dog, and he got a medal, too. It was really cute, and I was kinda jealous. 

So I try and think of all the things I love about my non running dogs, like….they are small enough to sit in my lap, or sleep on the bed, and I can easily carry them around and restrain them from attacking small children (which they don’t do….usually.)

But really, who could not love this sweet face anyway?

and no, this one is not dead. She just likes the coolness of the tile floor. Smart girl. I didn’t want to disturb her.

Today the humidity was fortunately lower, like yesterday, except the sun was out today while it was overcast yeaterday. Bobby ran with me this time, and we finished in a decent time. This month’s running isn’t where I wanted it to be, but it is DEFINATELY better than last months. A 10 day vaca and 2 death in the family will really hurt your miles, which is fine, but I was determined to do better this moth, which I have.

Go to McAlisters today and get FREE TEA!!!!!!!

QOTD: Do you run with your dog? how far?

So I am still sick. I FEEL better (not near as al over crummy feeling, just slightly) but my nose is a predicament. It is totally stopped up but at the same time running constantly. How is this possible? I can taste NO food, and my nose is so raw! I opened this tissue box at 7:30 and this is what it looked like at 2:30

RIDICULOUS! and, it’s still going! Nose spray offers some relief, but just temporarily. I haven’t run since Sunday, and I am becoming one of those people who gets really cranky when they don’t run for a few days. I have always read as long as your sickness isn’t in your chest and is just in your head you can run. So I set out. I had a plan of running very very easily out to a steep hill on my route, running up and down a few times, and having an easy run back. This plan worked out well but was hard! Very hard when you aren’t feeling well and can’t breathe. Something else I learned, when the area between your nose and top lip is VERY raw from blowing your nose, it tends to burn VERY BADLY when you sweat above your upper lip! OUCH!
It was a slow warm up .75 miles out to my hill.

I know it’s hard to tell from here, but this is a steep hill!
looking up

I ran up this bad boy 8 times! I kept it between a 6:00-6:30 minute per mile pace, I was booking it! I walked or slow jogged back down each time, then jogged back home, for a total of 2.6 miles. The last couple times up were so hard. I am sure I will be sore! I also came home and did some arm weights. I physically didn’t need to run as much as I did mentally. I feel much better!

My sweet puppies got haircuts yesterday!


they look so tiny! They are a lot happier in the heat without all that long hair!

Ok, so tomorrow is Friday, yay! I am off to get some things done before Grey’s comes on!

QOTD: do you do hill workouts for speed?

I was very glad that I was starting my week on a Tuesday and not a Monday. Wait…that doesn’t make a lot of sense…but you get what i mean! Yesterday was so glorious. I slept in, I Went for a run, had lunch with my husband, sat outside and read a book, went for a walk with the husband and puppies.

Back to this reading outside…I was only out there for about 45 minutes…and I got a sunburn!So I am aware it doesn’t look as bad as it really is, but it is red and painful! I hate burning. I know it is bad for you, but I also hate being pale! It is a vicious cycle. I love summer, and laying by the pool, but don’t want skin cancer!

So on to the pollen, OH the pollen! It is doing a number on my allergies and my runs. I can’t breathe through my nose and I have that lovely drip in the back of my throat. It is all over everything, in the garage, on the doorknobs, everything. When is this going to go away! Is anyone else having this awful problem?

Lastly, I thought I would share a cute picture. My father enjoys torturing my poor puppies when we go to visit. Here, I caught him in the act!

hehe! poor Bella!

So today for my workout I was going to cross train…so i did 20 minutes elliptical. Then I took the dogs out and saw how nice and sunny it was…so i ran a mile! lol! I also am going to do some arm weights while I watch the Biggest Loser!

QOTD: What do you believe about the sun/burning/tanning?