03.07.16

morning run:
Eve
Blue
Posey
Xmul
Mega
Lex
Murci
Cookie
Junebug
Tupo
(10)

North beach run: ~8k. I threw Blue in as 10th dog at the end because she's always so good and really loves running with her sisters (Eve and Posey). Xmul was extra wound up but settled down after the first kilometer or so. We took the long way to the beach and stayed on the ridge the whole way this time. Solitaria and Loba were clearly visible on the other side of the alt. land bridge and barked their heads off at us as we ran past on the other side; my charges behaved themselves perfectly and did nothing but stay with me. We heard those two barking at us for almost a full kilometer as we picked our way north along the road that runs right on the other side of those charcos. Once on the beach we ran north farther than we have in a while and took the maginot line coming home, to give everyone lots of time to swim and screw around. The pace was high most of the way. Xmul and June were off the leash on the beach but I had them both on before we got to the maginot line. Everyone was perfect to the gate. Nice, hard run. Surprisingly few bugs.
GRADE: A