Two wet runs

Yesterday was a cold and rainy Sunday. I was up by 7 am for a bit of yoga (this time the dog didn't try to lay on me during relaxation!) and out the door by 8 am to pick up Autumn. We drove down to River Bend Nature Center in Faribault, MN (FAIR-IH-BO) for a 9:30 am start time. The race started with an unorganized "BANG!" and a mass of chaos started moving down the trail. After the first 5 minutes or so everyone seemed to sort themselves out!

Post race we're all wearing our Simple Steps t-shirts (a walking program in Dakota County). Pictured left to right are Lynn, Angie, myself (no braces!) Autumn and Katie.

My second wet run of the day came after an afternoon of lounging around. Chris had just left for his afternoon run when McClain started complaining about not being invited along. The beagle in him was getting REALLY loud, so I went to let him in. He slipped from my grasp and took off down the sidewalk after Chris. I bellowed for him to come back, but on he sprinted. He stopped at the corner to investigate, and mark, the fire hydrant before slipping out of sight. I was following as fast as I could in my slippers and was relieved to find him sitting about half way up the block when I rounded the corner. As soon as I called his name he knew he was in trouble, but I was relieved when he immediately came galloping over to me. My heart was beating like a freight train as I dropped to the sidewalk to hug, scold, yell and pet him.