Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Girlfriend Named Katie

Run: 5.04 miles (as calculated by Eric's map suggestion on his blog)
Time: 59:26
Temp: 85 nasty, nasty, nasty.
Quality: 6/10

I'm still in negotiation with my knee, but it seems to be happier when I go slow. I've also promised it that I will shed about 10 more pounds in the near future, which forced me to forgo the mint chocolate chip ice cream that I craved last night while watching Phelps win the 200 Butterfly. Way to go Phelps. Anyway, my run was not as slow as the time above might have led you to believe. I made a stop during my run to visit my girlfriend, Katie. Here's her picture:




She's an 18-month old Bloodhound and I'm in love with her. Her owner is working hard to get her under control, as she regularly hops up on people, especially dog people. I've come home with lots of paw prints on my running shirts on many occaisions. So her owner asked if I'd help with her training. We made a rule that Katie can't get her puppy luvin until she sits like a good girl. This seemed to work for a bit, and her owner was very happy to see the progress. However, Katie gets so excited when I appear that she sits the moment she sees me. It doesen't matter if I'm a quarter of a mile away or ten feet away. If she sees me, her butt is on the sidewalk and she WILL NOT move until I arrive. We solved one problem and created another. Oh well.

Now get back to work!

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