Running, running.....

I mentioned before that some friends and I are doing our own little biggest loser competition. Well this week started my new workout week. I did cycling Monday, running Tuesday, gym workout on Wednesday and I went for a walk today. I've certainly been enjoying it.

I want to talk a little more about my run on Tuesday. I didn't just run by myself. I took my friend's dog Luna with me. Luna is a ridiculously adorable dog. She is a mutt, who is absolutely loveable and super well behaved. I'd adopt her myself if my friend didn't do so first. She is the sort of dog that just sits on a kayak when her owner is paddling away, she sits at the table at restaurants that allow it and doesn't try to take food, and she doesn't need to be on a leash. Pretty darn perfect in behavior and 50 pounds so just about the perfect size. Well, on a run she is pretty perfect too.

For one, Loony Luna is pretty high energy. She can run pretty fast at a sustained pace. However, she doesn't run as fast as she can, she is nice and runs my pace. Not going to lie, a dog being in better shape than you is more than a little blow to your ego but she kept me motivated. I ended up going 4.5 miles, walking only about a mile of that. That is pretty darn amazing. It didn't remotely feel like.

I learned some things about Luna on our run. She doesn't chase after anything except for rabbits. She is not a fan of traffic, so I will not be running along busy streets. Other than that, I forgot how crazy people are. Specifically one guy apparently was running out of gas. As I was running and had right of way (and he had no turn signal) we continued running. He was nice enough to yell "Get out of the way B$@#%! I'm about to run out of gas!" I was happy I had Luna for protection from crazies. Overall, enjoyable run.

On the downside, my laptop is dead. It'll take me awhile to get a new one. That makes me a little sad.