Ugly Toes

The downside to having a white-legged dog that loves to slide while playing Frisbee?

Molly loves Frisbee, but she's still getting used to the warm weather. It's been in the 60s, but with her black coat it must feel super hot. After about 10 minutes or so, she plops down on the ground, and after getting the cue she willingly runs up the stairs and into the house. Normally she resists at least a little. After we get inside, she pants for a long time. I call this picture, "Mom, my tongue won't fit in my mouth!"

Here's a slightly cuter one of her drinking water:

I've kind of lost motivation to cross train. Molly and I walked on Tuesday, but we've mainly been playing Frisbee for her exercise. I haven't weight lifted for almost 2 weeks ... I get in a string of a few good months of lifting and then get all slackerly. Maybe I should lift in the morning and run after work instead. But then again, running before work is working out really well for me.

In terms of running, I'm having a decent week. I ran 5 miles today and Tuesday, and 4 miles yesterday. I think I might take off tomorrow morning and run Saturday and Sunday instead of Friday/Saturday. I'm having some soreness in my left hip (it's too high to be ITB-related, and it's different than the pains I had last summer), which is also why Molly and I haven't walked as much. The Engineer thinks the pain is related to how I sit (and lean) on the couch, which sounds pretty logical. I actually iced after running this morning and will probably ice again in a little bit.