Ground Hog fight

On Monday night during a wet and rainy run Pepe', Willow and Ziggy got a ground hog. It may be more appropriate to say that the Ground Hog got Pepe' because it was latched onto his nose and Ziggy was pulling on the tail and Willow had a leg. They had the thing stretched out like a bear carpet. No, they did not kill it. Thanks to my friend Laura I did not even have to make a trip to the vet this time. She got me some antibiotics for Pepe' and I cleaned out all his wounds and he is as good as new. I do think I should rename him Scar but he does not respond to that. This picture is of Willow and Pepe' snoozing after the big attack and bath to rid them both of all the blood. Poor Pepe' had quite the bloody nose after their encounter. Never a dull moment with the dogs.

Very COLD Open Water Swim

Everyone keeps asking me "When can I do an open water swim?" and I keep telling them "It is too cold" well after my little splash in the lake on Sunday afternoon I am sticking to my guns and telling people to enjoy the pool a little longer. I think I swam about 800m in 18 min and for the most part the entire time I felt like I could not swim. I was so cold and taking such short quick breaths that I just did not feel comfortable. My legs were tired from a big weekend of training and the cold water just made every muscle in my body want to seize. I kept my wits about me and stayed relaxed so that I would not drown but I have no doubt that someone not as comfortable in the water would not have had a pleasant experience. The most fun part of this swim was watching the guys get in the water and scream out like little girls. I thought they were just doing it for my benefit but it turns out the water really was cold enough to make a big man sound like a child. I know - you are wondering what the temp was. I did measure it...I think the thermometer was not working well - but it said something like 53...VERY COLD!