With the weather being a little cooler I decided that I would head out for a little jog. I went upstairs to get ready and while putting on my shoes. I look over and see Orion. He was looking at me like "Mommy, can I come too?" While lacing up I look over at these happy little brown eyes I thought to myself well, he is looking a little chunky and I guess he could use a jog. What's wrong in wanting to benefit your dog and yourself?
Why not I thought to myself, so, I grab his harness and a baggie and away we go. Or so I thought. How quickly MY jog turned into Orion's jog. He has the need to stop and mark everything we passed! This what his brain must have been thinking:
"Oh, look a tree, that's mine. Oh, look a rock, that's mine. Oh look weeds, that's mine. Oh look wait that's not mine, I must mark that too..."
I think you get the picture. Half way through I told myself, well maybe he's just not ready to take on this length? Mid way through my thoughts I feel a yank on my arm. I look back and Orion has decided that he was done. No matter how much coaxing I did he was not going to move. I walk over to pick him up and he decided that he hot a burst of energy and takes off. WTF! I thought he was out of steam! Guess he wanted to pull the old "SIKE" Mom out since she tricked me into going on a jog instead of a stroll.
As we round the last corner of our jog. I decide to pick up the pace. What was I thinking? I am not ready for this, my chest tightens and I start to feel light headed. Just a few more steps and I am there. I see the house in site, come on legs you can do this. I hit the driveway with since of relief and an enormous amount of pain in my chest. Guess I am more out of shape then I thought I was. How on earth will I ever make the journey to a little 5k?
I unharnessed Orion and he darts for the water bowl, and I hit the fridge and gulp down water like it is going out of style....OUCH brain freeze!
Time to go log this and then hit the showers, tomorrow is another day.
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