Day 307/308

So much for blogging every day! Well we picked up our puppy yesterday and boy did he cry when we were a few miles from his home!! missing his mum i think. I did manage to settle him and he travelled all the way without a peep.
It took him a while to settle once home he was so quiet, things changed by the evening. He was full of it. Garden up rooted and following at our heels all the time. A joy.
We had to put him in his pen at night time and then he howled and cried. Tim sat with him. i sat with him and we sat with him! Duke slept then through out the night. What a good little thing he is.

Tim up at 0530 this morning!!! My run day, very nervous. It was hot as well. Left Tim and Duke at home and the run started at 11am! right in the middle of the day. We started off well but by the time we reached 3 miles we were exhausted! Sue had a headache and needed the loo. Finding a bush was hard going. We walked quite a bit really, more than we usually do but we didn't think it was worth messing ourselves up! We were encouraged around the course and could see people very close to us but still thought to keep going  bit by bit. We finished the race together and although tired quickly recovered. I put ice pack on my ankle straight away and it has been OK. Next race is in August and I'm sure we will do much better. Its at least 5 miles now each time we run.
I collected my potatoes or should i say Rob did on my behalf!
Home and i found both Tim and Duke fast asleep in the garden, Tim with a sun hat and Duke in the shade, cant be bad!!
Duke continued to be very brave and Tim has tried to wear him out tonight by tying a dish cloth on a piece of string and running around the garden all afternoon. Child gate ordered on the Internet!!! i collect it from Argos on Wednesday, blast lost my order number, it must be here somewhere. Tim said he was proud of me today!! and thinks we have both done really well and its about getting through a race fit and well not about trying to keep up with others. Tim says we will get there eventually, we are just taking time!!
Well i was going to continue with the Holiday diary but i will catch up tomorrow, the past two days have been crammed full of trying to look after the pup and this race. So i am going to bed now, well i think so i have just heard Duke stir so i just may not. Still trying to sort out the pics, i must have the computer man out again.