Run With Dogs : Guinness Gets Out.

Guinness Gets Out.

Posted by: Audrey Post date: June 11th, 2008

It’s been a while, but Guinness got out for a run today. I set the alarm for 6am and got up eventually at around 6.20. I eventually left home around 7am, after having a quick bite to eat. I can’t go for a run without something to eat, the hunger pains make me miserable.

It was a bit cool when I went out but it wasn’t long before the sun started warming things up. It looked like it was going to be a really nice day. A bit hard to get started; it’s a long time since I went for a run in the morning. There was a stretch of footpath along by the aquatic centre road which had some long dry stalks of grass along the edge. Spiders had spun their webs between the stems of the grass, and with the dew on them, they looked like gossamer goblets. So pretty. Further along my usual route there was a cyclone fence that had fallen down a bit, and the same spiders had created gorgeous gossamer hanging baskets. Nature is so clever. I ended up doing my 10k loop in 1.00 and some seconds, including 3 pee stops, 2 poo stops and 2 short detours to put poo bags in a bin. No leg pain.

I took the children to Moora Park on the foreshore for the afternoon, with one of the home ed groups. Great park, nice day, good company. Lisa, who has not long recovered from having a melanoma removed from her leg, is now running 7km three times a week. She’s aiming to do the Bridge to Brisbane run, and do the 10km over the bridge. I’m in two minds. I’d enjoy running over the bridge – the view would be fantastic – but the logistics (the mass of humanity, leaving my car on the southside, running to the northside then waiting several hours for a bus back to the car) just doesn’t appeal. I don’t have to decide right now, I’ll give it some thought. We were at the park talking about where to find a good hill for some hill repeats, and we noticed an old driveway from the top of the road down to the park. Probably 150m long, and moderately steep. So, we’re going to try and catch up at least once a fortnight and take turns – one will do some hill runs while the other keeps an eye on the children as they play, and then we swap. Roseanne will be in on that too, I’m sure.

It’s hard to fit two adults, two children, a kelpie, a cattle dog and two whippets on the couch to watch Spicks and Specks. I think we need a bigger couch.

Yay the Maroons!

3 Responses to “Guinness Gets Out.”

Andrew(AJH) Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Yeah, Chris (son) is a Queensland fan (mainly because of the Melbourne Storm players) so he was happy too!
Sara Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
It might be squishy on that couch, but I bet it is warm! A four dog night is pretty chilly- it is about a two dog night in Melbourne at the moment.
Brian Becker Says:
June 17th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hey Audrey,

Thanks for the reply to my race report on kickrunners. The title of your blog interested me, so I thought I’d come check it out…I have an 8 month old boxer that I got primarily to be my running partner when he gets old enough. Any advice would be great – I’ve never ran with a dog before! I heard that I shouldn’t run with him until 12-18 months…is that true? Thanks!