buddy

dog-sitting for a few days so i took buddy along for my 7-miler this morning. no, he doesn't normally run, but i figured a good hour-long run would tire him out for the day. he lapped up a full bowl of water when we got back and then slowly lowered his hind legs down to rest. he's sore and tired, but he made it.

7.5 easy miles this morning (for me anyway, buddy - not so sure). did a fairly decent job of holding my heartrate down (140-150 range), even though i had to constantly pull on the leash to curb buddy's nosiness/desire to mark his territory.

all my mile splits are off because i couldn't exactly read my nike+, but here's a rough breakdown:
mile 1 - 10:44, 141 *stopped to let buddy do his business
mile 2 - 7:54, 148 *pretty sure i hit the split about .10 early
mile 3 - 9:32, 148
mile 4 - 9:01, 150
mile 5 - 9:09, 156
mile 6 - 8:46, 152 *chased by a large dog
mile 7 - 10:08, 158 *had to wait on traffic
mile 7.5 - 4:17, 159

am run: 7.5 miles, 1:09:38 (9:17 avg pace), avg/max hr (150/167)