August East-West Run/Jog/Wog/Walk Challenge! (Page 13)

A 20-minute water run in for the Easties. Wow, i'm 1/3 of the way towards my goal ... too bad the month's 2/3 of the way through!

I did get to watch really hot, ripped young dudes on TV while I was aquarunning, though.

It really was great weather!  Sounds like you had a good race.  I was not so hapy with my swim time and thought I was going much faster on the bike...  I knew my run was going to stink so that was pretty much as expected.  But today I'm hurting...  Not so much from the race, from too much celebretory wine at "harvest fest" last night.    I have the spreadsheet updated and will get to my race report soon.

Congrats on your races.  Glad you had such good weather!

I got another run in today.  Felt tired, slow & hot.  But it did get done.

Don't worry about the swim time, I ALWAYS end up with seemingly slow swim times there (I think the course is measured a bit long). Also, my Garmin said 18.2 miles for the bike and I started it a little late, so maybe you were going a bit faster than the results say! Glad to hear you had fun celebrating later on though Look forward to reading the RR!

Just got in a very short, and unscheduled run. Usually my motto is "doing anything for less than 15 minutes is pointless" (and yes I've had girlfriends make fun), but looming storms turned 2 miles into 1.25.

I think this will be the key to getting to my goal, adding in a few short, unplanned runs over the next 10 days.

So go with your heart and bring joy to him and you both

I second this. I spend a lot of time talking about what kind of dog I will get and my favourite breeds etc, but I know that when it comes to it and we are in a position to get one, we will go to a shelter and get the most hopeless case because I just feel terrible that some of these poor dogs spend so long in shelters. Also, it depends on where you are but I know some places only keep dogs in their shelter for a certain amount of time and I have heard of a sad case where my friends called for a specific dog they had heard about and were told the dog was no longer at the shelter. So sad.

You'll never have to put up with dog hair on the couch, your good clothes just before you go out, never have to pay for clipping and grooming, the dog will dry off much quicker after getting out of a swim and you won't have to put up with the dog then shaking water all over you.

All good reasons why you are not crazy for wanting a hairless dog.

PS, please call it 'Harry' when you adopt it

x3

second this! you BOTH will be soooo happy! What a terrific thing you are about to do, really!

I totally support adopting shelter dogs.  I have done it myself and they have been some of my best dogs!  Just make sure that the dog is healthy besides the genetic hairless bit.  Also that his energy level fits with what you want from a dog. 

A friend of mine has hairless, and nearly so, cats.  She says that the hairless ones need to have a cream put on the skin to protect it from cracking and such.  So make sure that you check with a vet about any special care that would be required.  If you are willing to do what is necessary for the dog and he fits in with your family, then he will certainly be a "lucky dog" to have found the right people!

Any dog you get and give a good home to is one more that has a loving home. Good for you. (I vote for the name Harry, too. if you get that particular dog )

New Information:

Google Spreadsheets flagged "suspicious activity" on our account, and made me change the password.  Here's the NEW log in information:

email address: [email protected] 
password: challengeforum2

If you can't access the spreadsheet: 
Scroll to the bottom, and look at the bottom right corner. If it says, "edit this page," click that link and enter the info above. 

(Once you have access to the spreadsheet, you can share it with your 'regular' email address by clicking the "share" button at the top right.)

X2 and repeats of what everyone said.  Harry would be one lucky dog, and you would be one lucky Harry family.  Can you tell I like the name Harry also?