Ugly Toes

Today's title comes from my walk with Molly this afternoon. I didn't think things through enough, and we walked out too far. So as not to make the walk too long, I decided we would cut back across a field, cutting off about 1/2 mile. This was a bad idea, because the snow has been melting over the last few days. So not only was the ground muddy/mushy, there were puddles everywhere - which I discovered when I stepped into the middle of an icy puddle. So the last 1/2 mile or so of our walk today was kind of miserable since my feet were soaked and cold. Even worse, Molly got even muddier and she made the whole downstairs smell like wet dog.

I say even muddier because yesterday I took her out to the lake, where she got pretty muddy. She preferred to walk alongside the bike path, where the ground was kind of mushy. And the sidewalk right at the end was basically all mud. So her white parts are a little tan right now. I don't think Molly was a big of a fan of the lake, mainly because of the geese. She sees geese fly over the house all the time, but when she saw them on the ground she refused to move. I expect that at some point, her herding instinct will kick in and she'll become more interested in them, but for now they are scary. Luckily, the geese really only hang out on one side of the lake, or our walk would've completely sucked.

I've run 4 miles the last 2 mornings, but since it is on the treadmill it hasn't been too interesting.

Wednesday
AM - treadmill @ 1% | 4.08 miles | 38:00 | 9:19/mi.
PM - walk w/Molly | 1.75 miles | 27:15

Thursday
AM - treadmill @ 1% | 4.03 miles | 37:00 | 9:11/mi.
PM - walk w/Molly | 2.01 miles | 30:43

upper + lower body weights | 50:00