Running with Reds: Spring can it be you?

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Spring can it be you?

Usually, winter running is my jam. I am always love when temps go low and the snow flies. I love nothing more than a good snow run. While I am not looking forward to the heat coming, I am really looking forward to warmer weather and just having one week of nicer weather has really rejuvenated my soul. Can I be #teamspring and #teamfall when it comes to running from now on?

I am also really worried about Ollie. She has been overheating already, and highs are in the low 70s only. She's already at a disadvantage being a black dog and then adding in her reactivity to cars and you have a major problem. I've been working with her on reducing her aversion to cars, but it is a slow process, and I can't not run her near them. Our running route takes us down a very busy road and there is no way to avoid it, so not sure how I am going to tackle this one fully. I know i can go down to the rec complex and work her on the trail that is nearest to the highway as I think it's far enough away to get us under the threshold. Sigh. I want my stella ella back that viewed running as a job and nothing else mattered. It adds a whole big layer of complexity to running when I am worried about my dog passing out constantly because she can't control her urges to eat everything that passes us on wheels.

We did get a longish run of 6 on Sunday. I think Ollie slept the rest of the day and was completely worn out. I also need to figure out how to incorporate boom back into my runs. Poor dude is not loving being left at home, even if he gets a PB kong every time I leave. I miss him as he was a pretty easy dog to run with and we had just really gotten good at being lose during our runs.

Here are some random photos from the rest of our week. Had a date night with some good food and beer.

He's dealing with a lot at work right now. I wish we had never gotten into business. It's aged him so much and i hate seeing him so upset all of the time.