An in-between-the-Magic-Plan run with the dog 🦮🏃🏼‍♀️

I restarted the timed Magic Plan last week while visiting my family and ran the first run with my dog and sister. Unfortunately (?) my progress was impeded by too much good food and wine, 🍱🍷 so I have inevitably had a few extra days between runs......

Well, I remedied that this morning with a 17 minute bonus run to get myself back into the swing of things before tackling the 30 minute w1r2 which will see me back on the plan. 😳 I'm a little worried that my momentum was interrupted so soon, but hey-ho, the only way has to be up from here.

I took my dog Isla with me again for our second run together, and I am pleased to report we were both much better at it this time round - I didn't hurdle her once today, so that's a definite improvement 😊. Trying to photograph the dog while running however is going to take some practice.....📷🐕🥺! I managed to get her roughly in frame in the attached photos!

Happy running everyone 😀🏃🏼‍♀️

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

What a cutie your Isla is 🥰🥰🥰 well done on getting back on that wagon. Don't be too hard on yourself, it's been such a long time since we've been able to enjoy the company of family and friends I think a bit of a celebration is in order🍷🍾 🎉 but you've made up for it with that extra long run today 💪👏👏👏I bet Isla is going to have loads of fun as your running companion yay 😃🐶🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Hidden in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thank you Beatles! You make me feel that I can let myself off the hook of feeling guilty ☺️. I enjoyed my run today. I found I was concentrating so much on Isla that I ran on automatic pilot!

[backintime Graduate10]

I'm sure hurdling counts as cross training It's a shame you didn't get to practice today!

Joking aside, that's great, well done!

[Hidden in reply to backintime]

Teehee 🙃 hurdling could become a new event on the forum!

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Well done Delly-dot…lovely photos too! 🐶🐾🙂

[Hidden in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you 😊. Hope all well with you?

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

All good thank you!👍😀

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Sounds like the Magic is still there Delly-dot🏃‍♀️🐕👍I love the pics too!😎xxx

[Hidden in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Aww 🥰 that’s such a nice thing to say. How’s things with you and your lovely new grandson?

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

He is two months old today! Just lovely thank you. Enjoying my new Nannie Jan status very much. (Still popping out for the odd 30 min run when I can!🏃‍♀️)Thank you for asking and good luck with that next run!🤗xxx

[dijep Graduate10]

This makes me laugh 🤣 food and wine interrupting your running plans, sounds the best excuse to me 😄It's great that you can run with Isla 👍

[Hidden in reply to dijep]

😉🍷😄🍱

I know! Isla can help me run off the extra pounds….. mind you, no matter how much running I do I don’t seem to be able to whittle bits off 🙄.

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Ah what a lovely furry friend! Well done on your run 🏃‍♀️, Isla is obviously getting the hang of it 😊.

[Hidden in reply to Frenc]

Thank you Frenc. Isla and I are working on getting the hang of it together. There were fewer stumbles and hurdles today 😊👍🏼. She had a huge sleep when we got home as we walked for a good stretch either side of our run 💤 🐶 🥰. Definitely a pooped pooch!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Lovely post and Isla looks like she’s enjoying herself

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yay, she did enjoy it and so did I! I think we’ll keep up the practice on the short runs. I’m not sure she’s ready for a 30 minute run yet 😉.

[Timotea Graduate10]

Well done DD. Had my new granddaughters christening last Saturday! Still recovering. Not been in a group of 30 people for over a year! Xx

[Hidden in reply to Timotea]

How lovely to celebrate with family and friends. I’m sure you had a wonderful time. I can imagine being in a large group could be quite daunting just now. I’m part of a vaccination team working in a big hall, so have got used to larger numbers again. However I still haven’t been out shopping beyond our little local supermarket and the garden centre. All in good time and everyone each to their own. We’ll get there 🤗 xx

[Timotea Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

It wasn’t daunting so much but draining I have forgotten how to laugh, talk , and listen to lots of people. Well done you for running vaccination centre. Really admire you for that.

[Hidden in reply to Timotea]

I’m a small cog in a big wheel 😉

[Lifluf Graduate10]

How nice to be able to get out and about a bit more and a grandson too. How could you not celebrate 😊.Lovely dog Delly-dot. I would love to run with Pitta when she's old enough but she stops at every interesting smell when we walk so I'm not sure it will work.

[Hidden in reply to Lifluf]

Hi Lifluf. Unfortunately I can’t claim the lovely new grandson, that honour belongs to Bluebirdrunner 🥰.

Running with Isla is interesting…… Like Pitta (wonderful name), she is also very interested in smells, so we have to make time for plenty sniffing (and the ‘toileting’) before we start to run. That said, she does occasionally veer off sideways to follow her nose, but she’s not too bad. I’m only doing short runs with her just now, so don’t know how she’d be over a longer distance. I’ll build that up gradually if it looks like she’s still enjoying it. She slept all morning yesterday once we got home!

💤 🐶 🥰

[Lifluf Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Sorry about giving you someone else's grandson 🙃😂

[Lifluf Graduate10]

I've got a few months to wait before she's old enough but short runs sounds like the way to start.I see runners pass my house sometimes with dogs and they make it look so easy. Good luck with Isla - she certainly looked like she was enjoying herself in the picture.