Day Seventeen

Did two miles in 20.28. I wanted to run more like 4 or 5 miles, but that retrievery thing was loose in the middle of the village. I didn't want to risk a dog fight, so we turned around and ran back home. Tomorrow's another day.

The weather was wild today - windy, rainy in patches, sunny in places, a rainbow.

Day Sixteen

Didn't have a great run today. It was windy and rainy, so I frequently found myself getting pelted with tiny cold knives. We did 41.09, about 4 miles. Toby wasn't great either - when he wasn't pulling on the leash, he was lunging at cars. It was a struggle the whole way, but I kept going because each minute I racked up made me feel better about myself.

Toby seems to have a great memory. He remembers where the crazy watch dog lives, where we got attacked by the retrievery thing, where he saw the sheep. It gives an added challenge to the run as I have to react to his beahaviour.

Day Fifteen

Haven't had the best day as I gave into some premenstrual cravings and ate way too much crap. Then the nice day evaporated into a curtain of mist. So I just put in my obligatory one mile circling the house. Toby was good for eight and a half minutes, then he took off after a car. I'd prepared for that eventuality and put the leash on him straight away.

Tomorrow will be better. Today's total - 1 mile, 11.09.

Week Two Summary

Miles: 15
Miles Run in Dublin: 7
Time: 166 minutes
Rain: 2 runs
Wind: 2 runs
Beach view: 1 run
Averted Sheep Catastrophe: 1

Day Fourteen

Week two comes to a close and all I was about to manage was a mile. There was a bit of commotion at the house and I had to leave for the airport on the early side. Final time - 12 minutes exactly.

Day Thirteen

This morning, I ran to Killiney Beach and back. It's a run I've always enjoyed. Time was 32:32, distance was about 3 miles.

Day Twelve

I ran 21:37, two miles, along an old route I used to use. It was a fairly good run although a bit windy. No Toby, as he's in a kennel back in Cork.