I live in a home with two world class athletes. One with two legs, one with four. Bootsy is a triathlete who is consistently at the pointy end of most races she enters. Watching her grow within the sport has been a real joy.
Butch our Siberian is one of the now two "running partners" in our home. When you train with a Siberian you are training with a world class athlete. He is always at the ready to run, regardless the weather conditions. This time of year that can be a blessing or a curse. He has a way of getting us out the door in all conditions in all seasons.
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| Butch at his best. |
We just added a German Shepard puppy to our family. Kailua, we call her Kai, is a joy but Kai is a pup. Puppies come with inherent challenges but at the end of the day it's all worth it. Butch is at a point in life where he will soon need to be retired from running. Kai will step in where he leaves off.
So that is all as far as the introductions go. I have a full race schedule this year and am going long twice, once in Couer d'Alene and again in Arizona. There will be other races along the way starting with Oceanside 70.3 in March. It's going to be a long season as far as the calender is concerned but I am looking forward to the challenges and life lessons that the training and racing will provide.
