On Thursday, we were to bike. We get to our spot, get all of our gear on, the bikes unloaded and it begins to rain. We debated. To stick it out or just head home and hope that we pass through it, and ride in Chino. Oh no... that didn't happen...we passed through it, but not all the way. It was pouring on us all the way home. Once home it rained for another hour. No ride that day.
We did however go ride on Saturday. At 8am we went with Dan and Toby, and since we were going in the morning, we brought Jessi along. She was so excited! We told her to pace herself, but that really didn't do much good. She was off at full speed. By the time we were 4 miles in, the poor girl was tired! We of course, would slow down for her so she could trot. We did bring lots of water, but running for that long takes a toll. We came to a junction, I took Jessi through a shortcut to the lake so she could rest and get her feet wet while Dan, Andy and Toby took the other more difficult route down to Mint Wash and back up to the lake.
Once at the lake, Jessi didn't want anything to do with the water. Nor would she lay down. She did catch her breath and relaxed a bit. Once the guys met back up with me, we started back to the car. The temp was only about 85 but the humidity was up there and I don't think it was sitting well with Jessi. Most of the trails we did were in the shade of the trees which made a difference.....but in the sun, you could feel the heat.
We get back to the car and she drinks lots of water and gets in the back and lays down. She was a trooper and did 12 of 13 miles (shortcut)! That is her furthest so far. Once home, she drank a little more and ate a bit and then off to sleep she went. Today she is still tired! I guess we will have to stick to short loops around the house until it cools down more and we can take her out more on the trails. She loves to run and
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