The Puppy Run

The Puppy Run is another Virtual run that Henri and I signed up for! I mean, come on, it was basically made for us! Registration meant cool swag, but even better, donations made to Valhalla Canine Rescue which is a rescue, based in Washington, whose purpose is to help improve the lives of animals, primarily dogs, through rescue, community support and education programs. Hooray! Count us in!

We signed up for the 5k, but you could also participate in a 10k. There was swag for everyone, including the dogs and the children (If only I had a child to participate!) which included tshirts (for the humans), bandanna and collapsible dog bowl (for the doggies), a drawstring bag and collapsible frisbee (for the kiddos), a sweet medal, a sticker and some yummy dog treats! That's a lot of exciting swag! 

We had plans to run our Puppy Run on June 5th, the day it started, but we didn't have our swag yet, so we decided to wait. Then there was heat and rain, so we finally got around to it on Wednesday, June 10th. It had been a few extra days since our last run, so that combined with the heat, kept us moving at a slower pace. We will not be winning any awards for speed, not that I ever thought we could. Even on my fastest day, I'm still on the slower end, not that that really matters. In the end, we're out, exercising, together. 

It was early, so it was fairly quiet, just the way we like it. We ran around the park and along the sidewalks back home. We'd been out of town so it was nice to be home and back to our familiar scenes. We sat out on the back porch, cooling down as much as we could in the heat, watching the sun come up. It was kind of the perfect way to start the day.

Here is our celebratory picture, complete with puppy kisses! Henri was pretty proud of our medal as well. Yeah! We now have two!

No, my shirt and Henri's bandanna are not wrinkled! They have been lightly loved. The treats disappeared shortly after the production of this picture as well. Hmm...where could they have gone?