Everything I know about races, I learned from the girl, cause whenever she races, she won't stop talking about it all afternoon. I paid attention!

We set off to "Who let the dogs out" on the speakers. Really??? That DJ couldn't find some Rufus Thomas? Ah well, the music was still great to get going with - it makes the girl go faster so I don't have to drag her.

We walked through the parking lot and into the neighborhood. It's really different from walking at home - the mailboxes are closer together and the dogs here have yards in the front they can hang out in cause they have fences in the front. Wish we had that at home.

The girl was right when she said racing was always different from training. I really felt like I could fly! I passed lots of other dogs as we went along - I would just pick a tail and decide to pass it. A lot of the other dogs were out in the street, but I'm not stupid - I know we should stay on the sidewalks and only cross the street at the corners.

There were some dogs in their yards, and they were really upset that they weren't out with us. Talk to your people! Make them do this next year!

We hit the 1K mark and the girl said I have the same problem she does - apparently I went out too fast, and we finished the first K in under 10 minutes. I'll be honest, I was feeling it a little bit, so we stopped and had a drink of water. Good call.

Then we went over a hill and there was an aid station! Awesome! More water and biscuits and stuff for the people, too. I took my time since I'd gone so fast too early.

For the 2nd K I slowed down to a more reasonable pace. Take a little extra time when I stop and sniff things, stuff like that. It really helped. Then the breeze really kicked in and it felt AWESOME. We did the second K in 12:39, which was a much better pace. It's good to have a girl with a Garmin along, cause I can't read.

Just before the second aid station, we were at the corner waiting to cross, and a police officer drives up to talk to the girl. I don't know what she does when I am not around, but man, she is a cop magnet. Once she chased him off, we headed into the second aid station. Got another biscuit and a drink. The girl got some chips, but I made her feel so guilty for not sharing that after a few minutes, she had to put them in her pocket. Serves her right for not sharing!

As we came into the end, the girl asked if we were going to sprint into the finish. Well, she always does it, so off I went. I heard her yelling something about she was only kidding, but too late - we were off and running!!

We finished and the girl hugged me and told me I had my first PR and that I did a great job.

I had a really good time, I can't see how it could have been better!

I sat under one of the tables to take advantage of the shade, and had a drink. Stole some cake from the girl - I thought I was sneaky, but I had frosting on my nose so she knew I'd gotten some.

Took a nap in the car on the way home, then played some ball and took another nap.


Only the fact that my legs are kind of short. I trained a lot for this and I was ready for the distance.


OK, this is the girl talking. This is a GREAT event. Very well supported, two aid stations with goodies for the pups and the people and everyone just has a terrific time. Mox was spectacular with all the other dogs.

Pets on Wheels is the beneficiary for this event and they take dogs to nursing homes to visit with the residents, and I am very glad we were able to get out there and support them today.