First day

My first day running went better than I expected.  I hadn't really "trained" my dog to heel properly yet...I usually just let her go on hikes to have fun,, she always stays with me, she is a good shadow dog.  But I can't do the program and supervise her at the same time...when I see people on trails with kids, dogs, or on bikes, I usually tell her to stay, leash her...can't do that when I am running so she has to run with me. 

So I put her leash around my waist and off we went.  She was a very willing partner and got the idea quickly...no stopping to smell the dirt.  My first assignment was to walk for 2 minutes and run for 1...back and forth for 36 minutes or 12 times.  I found that after the first minute of huffing and puffing, the intermittent walk of 2 minutes was enough to help me recover and I was no longer "huffing and puffing" through the 1 minute run after about the first 3 repititions.  Shanti, (my dog) started trying to walk faster than me during the walk sequences...She's already way ahead of me...We had a good time and I felt really proud that we DID IT!  Next session is Tuesday..se you then..J