This weekend I ran my long run at my parents cabin. When I stepped out for my 7-8 I didn’t know where to go. The fun thing about running up at Silver Lake is there are endless trails up in and woods and around the lake. As I headed down the first trail, I couldn’t help thinking of the sad puppy I had to leave behind. He tore his doggie ACL 2 weeks ago and just had surgery. He used to love tromping behind me on the rare occasion when I got to run with him, but he regularly hit these trails every weekend with my dad. I decided to dedicate this run to his favorite routes and run them just a little like he would. Here are the steps to running like a happy Labrador.
Sprint any clear straightaways!
Leap over any logs or obstacles that get in your way!
Discover hidden bridges deep in the woods!
Sprint up hills twice! It takes those slow humans way longer than a dog to get up a hill!
Take some time to sniff, smell, and check out cool creatures!
Swim, splash, and/or drink from a creek! (I choose to just admire this waterfall!)
See how much more you see when you run like a dog?
Brini! I missed having you out with me. Heal up buddy roo! Dad needs his buddy 🙂
Is that an old picture of Brindisi? I don’t remember seeing it! Great pix of your run!!!!!! I had a great time with you this weekend…..makes me miss you even more when I have to say bye bye.
I Love you!!
🙂
That is an old pic Mom! I was disappointed though because I know I have an old one of him running through the woods, but I think I lost it when I lost one of my old blackberries…
Courtney, love the Brindisi story and the moral of running like a lab! I will tell that to my doxies today! love you!
Courtney! This is the perfect post–tells your fan club why we love you! Way to go on creatively combining your love of dogs with your love of exercise in a funny, very memorable way! I hope B is back to trail running soon!