Andrew Schrauben

After enjoying our new iPod Shuffles for the past week, Amanda and I wondered if our dogs were missing out on the fun of rockin' while runnin'. Do dogs enjoy music? I'm not sure, but if they do, Haven has the perfect gift idea!

Does your dog get bored on long walks? Do the slightest sounds distract your dog? Or perhaps you want to boast that your dog is more spoiled than the neighbor kid! If you love your dog and you love your iPod, then you'll really love...

...the dPod!

Naturally I went running today - gotta get an early start on those 2007 miles! ;) I brought Haven along while Amanda walked Beacon at a nearby park where I would eventually end up. Haven and I tallied 6.2 miles in under an hour through the chilly drizzle, although I got warm enough to take off my jacket after four miles.

I treated myself to wearing my brand new shoes for the first time, shoes that I had bought a couple months ago when Striders had a sale. I now have three pairs of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 6 shoes: one with 400 miles that I only use for casual purposes now, one with 300 miles that I'll now use for sloppy conditions, and my new pair with 6 miles. If it ever snows here again, I'd like to experiment on some icy trails by converting my 400 mile shoes into screw shoes.

And for the first time ever, I ran while listening to music! I'd never tried the walkman thing before Amanda wisely convinced my family to give me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas. I must admit that it was a lot of fun to get lost in my own world of tunes, although I was still able to hear vehicles approaching from behind. The first song to accompany the rhythm of my footsteps: Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line".