Fast run before babysitting. During the run, stopped by at the vet's office, which is on the running route, to get Carbon's shot records for obedience class, which is later in the afternoon. The class leader is teaching clicker training. If I have enough time to work with him every day, he probably could do pretty well.
This run was enjoyable. There was a strong headwind going down Byhalia Rd, but the temperature was about 58 at 9:30 am. Took the scenic route so I could stop by the vet's office. In the last mile or so, I turn back onto Byhalia Rd. now with the tailwind, come over very slight rise, and up ahead is a "rabbit", about a block and a half ahead of me. I don't get to do this too often and am not sure if I can catch him, but his pace looks more like a fast jog than a run. So I concentrate on my own pace, and pretty soon the gap is closing, helped by a nice little downhill followed by a shorter uphill. We cross into the next block, and I can see he has on a Crescent City Classic tech shirt, so he's raced a 10K in NOLA, and I know I'm going to pass him. He hears me and sees my shadow just as I'm about to pass and looks around, a little startled, but then we smile at each other and each run on to our respective destinations...I have another 0.5 or so to go 'til home and don't see him again after passing him. | 