13.12.10

morning run:
Bette
Gracie
Blue
Godzilla
Gowron
Frankie
Elewah
Lily
(8)

Numberwhang. We did the current long run of record: long and winding road backwards, but then north to Playa Maya via the inland route, south on the beach to Au Soleil Couchant and home in the monte. A little over 14k. It's overcast, cold and windy today, which made it easier; also, this group was built to fly, not just run, so we did it quickly to boot. I decided to go all the way to the beach when Blue rolled in something I will not name, well down the long and winding road bit of the program; I washed her off in the frigid ocean, much to her and my chagrin. The ~2km stretch down the beach was murder. There was no patch of solid sand anywhere, since the norte blowing through right now has been vigorously plowing mountains of seaweed under for the last 24 hours. It was like some kind of Kung Fu movie training montage, pounding our way through soft, shifting, treacherous sand into the teeth of a fierce wind with the ocean raging right next to us, digging the ground out beneath our feet. We were all relieved to get off of the beach and back into the monte at A.S.C. - it felt like a great weight had been lifted, and we fairly flew the last ~3km home from there. I had to put Lily on the leash a couple of times because she's just too fast and gets too far ahead, but she listens well and never did anything wrong. P.S. I just re-read this post and have to add one thing: Gowron, one of our littlest dogs, with tiny little legs, has got to get some kind of medal or special notice for throwing down 14+k with the big dogs and making it look not just easy, but fun. She is solid muscle and attitude. Amazing. How can I ever complain when I look down and see this tearing up the road beside me? (she's not much bigger than that now)
GRADE: A