14.5 First Annual C-Trail half marathon (and then some). Just me and my dog.
Just couldn't make myself go running this morning so at about 3:30 pm after swimming with the family, I went out for a run. I hated the thought of going on one of my usual loops so I decided to head over to the C-trail-head. Next thing I knew I was running up the side of the mountain. It was hot, trail was steep, but I made it to the top. Luckily I took a 16oz bottle of water. I never thought that I could run my dog into the ground or run her to death but I just about did. She finally gave out about a mile from the trailhead on the way down and about 2.5 miles from the house. I couldn't get her to move at all. I tied her to a tree and headed home with the realization that I was going to have to bring water back up to her and possibly carry her off the mountain. She was able to walk most of the way down to the truck. She can barely walk now. I guess the steepness was just too much for here. Needless to say I got a pretty good workout by the time it was all over. It was actually a very enjoyable run. I will definitely do it again but I will leave the dog home next time.
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