Sadie’s first turkey trot was a success!
What constitutes a successful turkey trot with Sadie in my eyes? No potty breaks! For a dog that likes to pee 10,000 times on any run we go on together, I figured we’d stop a handful of times on this run. I was worried about annoying people as we veered off to the side for Sadie to sniff and pee, so I was pleasantly surprised to run without a single break!
Ryan, Sadie and I arrived in downtown Sarasota five minutes before the race began at 8 a.m. We had time to say hello to two other vizslas!
They seemed to love Sadie a lot more than she loved them. Sadie was really cold (it was in the low 40s this morning), and just wanted to be held until it was time to go. She’s such a baby.
That face! Such a goof.
Once it was time to run, there was quite a big crowd, so I did my best to run off to the side with Sadie and stay out of everyone’s way.
Sadie is kind of paranoid in large crowds and seems to want to be the line leader when she’s in a big group, so staying out of the way was my main strategy. I saw a lady running with her doberman that seemed to have the same plan, so we followed behind her for the first half of a mile or so until we reached the bridge.
The course was beautiful and we ran along the water for two of the three miles. The bridge had us running up a steep incline (two times since it was an out and back course), but it was stunning. I also loved running with a chill in the air and no humidity. Oh happy day!
We finished in 28:07 and felt great!
And now it’s almost time to eat! Everyone will be arriving at my in-law’s house in 20 minutes and I’m ready to dig into a big Thanksgiving lunch!
Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!!! I am so grateful for each and every one of you.
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