http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs The running adventures of me and Supermutt Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:22:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ivan Pavlov was a Russian scientist who is best known for his experiments with dogs. He essentially trained his dogs to drool whenever he rang a bell even when there was no food in sight. I have stumbled upon a runner's modern version of this little experiment. Just before my ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/09/28/pavlovs-dog/ I'm off the injured reserve list. Yes, it's lame. I went on IR 6 weeks ago and I haven't posted anything. I could tell you that Supermutt ate my posts or that I was abducted by aliens or any number of other dreadful things. But the truth is, I was ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/08/02/dusting-off-my-running-shoes/ I completed my first half marathon on May 10.  My chip time was 2:09:08, but settle in, this race report starts a full week before the race.  I think Supermutt was conspiring against me.  He wanted to run the race too, and if he couldn't run it, neither was I buhahhahahaha(read ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/05/23/big-lake-12-marathon/ everything a Supermutt could ever hope for.  The temps are regularly above 60 now, and have even touched 80. The snow banks have all melted and I thought that this would make running with Supermutt a little easier.  No more frantic pulling every ten or twenty feet so he can ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/04/23/spring-is/  Supermutt has been pretty well behaved on our runs lately.  The snowbanks are starting to shrink, so his constant urge to get to a snowbank and do a leg lift is even starting to diminish.  We have been seeing alot of dogs lately too, and even that has gone well.  ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/03/27/blind-corners/ I started PT and according to my therapist I'm a "kinetic mess."  I thought I was just going to speed up the recovery from my hamstring tendinitis. Wrong!  Apparently, nobody just "gets" hamstring tendinitis.  After a thorough investigation, we discovered that my left leg is a full 3/8 inch shorter ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/03/09/im-a-kinetic-mess/ Supermutt and I headed out for our long run of 5 miles yesterday.  The weather was about as perfect as it gets for mid February in New Hampshire.  Bright, sunny, 40 degrees, and no wind.  Even better, it was the second warm, sunny day in a row so almost all ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/02/25/near-zen/ We got another storm last night, an inch or two of snow followed by rain, freezing rain, and sleet.  Today however, was a balmy (for February anyways) 42 degrees, so Supermutt and I headed out for a 4 mile run.  A 4 mile slush run.  Big ol' emphasis on slush.  I'm not ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/02/02/slush-and-killer-snowblowers/ I found this stuff that you're supposed to spray on your dogs paws in the winter.  It's supposed to help prevent ice and snow from freezing between the dog's toes as well as protect the dog's paws from road salt.  Sounds great.  I can actually do something to help Supermutt ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/01/28/mmmmmtasty-paws/ I've given the new 2 foot leash a try for a couple of runs now.  Mixed results.  It does keep Supermutt planted at my left side, but it does so at the expense of one very tired and sore left arm by the end of the run.  I think Supermutt ... http://muttrunner.buckeyeoutdoors.com/blogs/2008/01/22/magic-elf-boots/