tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post5672737612773732196..comments2024-01-08T01:20:20.736-07:00Comments on Days of Speed and Slowtime Mondays: Week in TrainingElaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-34127418807128361532012-04-09T15:00:55.464-06:002012-04-09T15:00:55.464-06:00Phew! Glad the ankle is improving!! I hate when w...Phew! Glad the ankle is improving!! I hate when we do those kinds of things to ourselves, especially when we aren't even training!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228735227119427610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-69434973787723430582012-04-09T14:46:47.753-06:002012-04-09T14:46:47.753-06:00Oh no, I wasn't trying to talk you out of taki...Oh no, I wasn't trying to talk you out of taking the dogs but just wanted to let you know what the challenges would be with taking them, particularly with leaving them in the car.<br /><br />Personally I think traveling with dogs is a huge pain in the ass but I can't typically afford to leave them home so I'm stuck with them. But some people love taking their dogs so go figure. I think if I only had one or maybe even 2 I wouldn't mind but 3 is a bit overmuch. Or maybe if I had an RV . . .Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-1196712850381186512012-04-09T14:42:05.726-06:002012-04-09T14:42:05.726-06:00OK, you've talked me out of taking the dogs. (...OK, you've talked me out of taking the dogs. (It doesn't take much--I believe in separate vacations for me versus me and the dogs.)Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-68020991138916395082012-04-09T13:42:17.397-06:002012-04-09T13:42:17.397-06:00Yeah I know, I was thinking how stupid it was to h...Yeah I know, I was thinking how stupid it was to hurt myself in my back yard. My deck only has 2 steps that I go down every day and somehow I can't manage them but I can bike and run on rocky trails?<br /><br />If you come sans dogs you're more than welcome to stay with me in Boulder but my house and yard are too small for the dogs I already have, any more would be chaos.<br /><br />It can be anywhere from mid-80's to snowing in Sept. so it could easily be too hot on some or all of the days to leave your dogs in the car mid-day so I wouldn't plan on being able to do that. There is no shaded parking at the Nationals facility. But you never know, could be in the 60's-70's the whole time. Last year it was in the mid-80's in Denver that time of year. <br /><br />Rocky Mountain Nat'l. Park doesn't allow dogs on the trails but if you're hiking up high enough it would probably be cool enough to leave them in the car, which they do allow. But there are plenty of places to hike outside of RMNP. There are loads of trails that allow dogs but the dogs do limit your options.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-63686349560421843132012-04-09T12:39:39.791-06:002012-04-09T12:39:39.791-06:00Isn't it insane, all the training and running ...Isn't it insane, all the training and running and biking that you do, then you hurt yourself when being calm and quiet in your own back yard. Glad the knee doesn't seem seriously damaged and the ankles are recovering quickly. I've twisted my ankles much less frequently than I used to just by adding standing on one foot while brushing my teeth every time. Never twisted an ankle doing agility, but used to sprain them all the time just walking around, often on plain flat surfaces. You undoubtedly know much more about conditioning than I do.<br /><br />I'm thinking again about coming out to CO for the USDAA nationals, waffling on whether to drive and bring the dogs (they'd have to spend so much time in the car, though) or fly and rent a car to tootle around and hike & take photos. Plans still taking shape.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.com