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Location:North Bend WA USA 98045

I'm a lucky woman who loves her life. I have an amazing husband who makes me laugh and challenges me all at the same time I have two very young, bright, funny, entertaining children and a job I love as a physcial therapist. In my free time, I'm a runner (slow but sure), a hiker, a writer (at least by avocation), and a human jungle gym for my little ones. This is my third 1/2 marathon, along with a couple fulls, but my first foray back into distance running since the two back-to-back little ones. (My running partner's favorite fact about me is that my kids are 363 days apart.) It's also my first attempt at any type of blogging, and I'm basically computer illiterate, so hang in there with me.



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If Loki isn’t exhausted, I am

January 23rd, 2008 by writeontherun

We took crazy pups back to obedience school last night for a “refresher” course. Boy, did she need it! She was nuts for the first 30 minutes, then settled in a little and started listening. Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but it seems like she’s behaving a little better already. She lay down nicely in with the kids this morning without begging or pawing for food and sat (rather than jumped around) while we got ready to go for the second run. (Truly, we had to try that a few times. We didn’t go until she sat nicely, so it took us about 10 minutes to get out the door.) I think she’s probably behaving better b/c I’m paying more attention to making her behave, and therefore more attention to her in general.

The second part of this equation is that I believe in parenting through exhaustion, kids or dogs. Tired dogs=calmer dogs. Kids who get to run around and get their ya-yas out=happy kids who listen and sit quietly when needed. (and hopefully, kids who grow up to be active, healthy adults) Plus, I can’t sit still unless I exercise, so why would they? There are some genetics involved here.

So, fluffy pups got to go on the second run with me. It was so pretty that I wanted to stay out longer, but…5 miles of hilly hills, even in 2 bouts, and my legs are tired. Loki is crashed in her quiet corner, so I think she’s done for a while too. Too bad for Ellie, she had to stay home, as she can barely make two miles, let alone 2 plus 3.

Workout:

  • Type: Run
  • Date: 01/23/2008
  • Time: 09:30:00
  • Total Time: 00:27:00.00
  • Distance: 2.8 miles
  • Average Pace: 9:38.78/mile

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