Running
Another warm one out there running today on a route with very little shade around Clear Lake. I did take this time to explore a another new trail offshoot which was really nothing much but something to change it up.
Long run day of rolling hills… Started early to avoid the heat but you can’t change the dew point or humidity which was 66° and 90%. 🥵
Was kind of hoping there was rain in those clouds as it was really humid and hot this morning running.
Long day ahead of me today so back to the earlier morning runs. This morning it is hard to tell from the picture but it was pretty foggy out.
Poor doodle 🐶
Yesterday our dog woke up and nothing seemed off as I took her outside as I normally do. However, when we got back inside and I normally give her a treat with her daily pill in it she sniffed it and just walked away. That is not normal at all…
Doodle just looked sick as she would walk up to me while working yesterday
Fast forward a little while and she kept throwing up and then when I would take her outside she would attempt to eat more grass to throw up. We ended up calling the vet and taking her in. They were very concerned and did multiple tests which all came back good for us and later in the day she came home after some shots and we could just monitor her for the rest of the day. She only drank a little late last night but would throw up after each sip of water. The vet told us if it continued like that we should call the next morning. At midnight last night I took her out once more and she came inside and did have some water and didn’t throw up the rest of the night. I decided incase she had to go outside quick I would just sleep on the couch with her so she wouldn’t have to jump down from our big bed and walk so far to the door. Needless to say I didn’t sleep well all night as the couple of times I woke up I checked on her fearing the worst as she really hadn’t eaten or drank anything for quite some time.
Work up this morning and the doodle had moved around a little bit but still very tired
I took her out this morning before I went for a run and then she went back inside and slept on our bed and my wife watch over her till I got back. Once I got back I took her out again and once we got back inside she seemed a little more pep in her step and took her daily treat, ate the little bit of food I offered her and drank some water. Hopefully, things keep looking up today as I am not sure I can go though another night like that.
Monitoring her from the shed office today she has now had 2 small helpings of food and water
Didn’t sleep great as I was on the couch with the dog to make sure she didn’t need to go out quick so this was a little slow going from the start. However, started to find my footing along the way and explored a new area. 🏃♂️
It is day’s like this that I am not really sure why I run. So hot outside and this route had less shade than discardable. Just glad that is over and hopefully tomorrow is better.
Note this picture is not of a trail but a dry creek bed. But maybe it could have been a shaded trail 🤔
I really underestimated the amount of water to bring on todays run with the humidity. Probably didn’t help I got a little turned around and added some millage 🤦♂️🥵💦🏃🏻♂️
It was a hot and humid run out there today. I was glad when it was over and I was back in the AC the rest of the day. 🥵🏃🏻♂️
Really nice evening run exploring some more trails. I am actually surprised how dry the creek bed was.
The local run today got canceled but I still decided to get outafter the rain stopped. However, wow the humidity and heat I was not ready for again.
Back home finally and did a little exploratory run in the Southern part of Eden Prairie where it seems there is an actual Prairie 😁. Trying to figure out how this section connects to what was old Riverview Road.
Had a nice run into Bayfield on the Brownstone Trail. The section I was on might have been closed as I noticed a sign I blew past as well as a fence I hopped but the views were great along the water. Mostly due to erosion as there was some quick footwork in places but I sure hope they are able to preserve it.
This would be where there was some erosion and obviously no one has used this trail in a while.
Good morning from Bayfield
Was raining today but wanted to get out for a run mostly to explore Porcupine Mountains. The trail was interesting and at first I felt like it just wasn’t maintained by the fallen tree but eventually I was a on a very small boardwalk that eventually turned into a muddy mess.
First time running along a beach for most of the run. It was fun but I did get a little too close tempting the water and soaked a foot 🏃🏻♂️
ran all the way out to the end of that peninsula
and now back
Thankful for the quiet mornings on this trip when the kids have all been sleeping in after late nights. Don’t mind me I am just sitting here drinking my coffee after a nice trail run this morning 😉☕️
It was a beautiful cool morning today to get a small run in. The roots from trees on this route kept me looking down a lot but still saw some good sights. Till the trail wasn’t the trail anymore 🤦♂️🏃🏻♂️
