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Doug Freese
Guest
actually two topics of questionable running value.
Screwed. I finally broke down and put some screws into and old pair of shoes. Last night we got
maybe an inch of dry snow. If you ski you would be happy but for running it really sucks.
I broke down and spent about $1.50 for some 3/8" screws as described in
http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm They worked great! I did 5 miles and not so much as a slip. I
thought the screw heads might present a awkward feel on dry road but it didn't happen at least for
the short sections of bare road. Would a longer run have some negative results, remains to be seen.
Goat. I'm sure we can all relate to dogs and some to cows or bulls and other wild creatures
especially when challenged. Yesterday three of us were on a 13 mile run and as we approached a house
we saw a goat in the front yard. As we passed the little billy goat came out to visit us. Our first
reaction was to be leery and not get butted. We continued to run thinking it would return to the
front yard. The little **** did 5 miles with us behaving as well as my old Golden retriever. Not
unlike most dogs that run he liked to be about a heads length in front of first runner.
It was a delightful experience. It wasn't a heavily travel road but the few cars that did pass did
double takes and laughed their asses off.
I got a note today from one of my goat herding fellow runners, he called another friend that lives
and runs on the road to ask if he knew anything. He responded, hell yes, I run with the goat a few
days a week and he's great on the trails. Next time we'll bring some oats to give him a treat.
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Doug Freese "Caveat Lector" [email protected]
Screwed. I finally broke down and put some screws into and old pair of shoes. Last night we got
maybe an inch of dry snow. If you ski you would be happy but for running it really sucks.
I broke down and spent about $1.50 for some 3/8" screws as described in
http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm They worked great! I did 5 miles and not so much as a slip. I
thought the screw heads might present a awkward feel on dry road but it didn't happen at least for
the short sections of bare road. Would a longer run have some negative results, remains to be seen.
Goat. I'm sure we can all relate to dogs and some to cows or bulls and other wild creatures
especially when challenged. Yesterday three of us were on a 13 mile run and as we approached a house
we saw a goat in the front yard. As we passed the little billy goat came out to visit us. Our first
reaction was to be leery and not get butted. We continued to run thinking it would return to the
front yard. The little **** did 5 miles with us behaving as well as my old Golden retriever. Not
unlike most dogs that run he liked to be about a heads length in front of first runner.
It was a delightful experience. It wasn't a heavily travel road but the few cars that did pass did
double takes and laughed their asses off.
I got a note today from one of my goat herding fellow runners, he called another friend that lives
and runs on the road to ask if he knew anything. He responded, hell yes, I run with the goat a few
days a week and he's great on the trails. Next time we'll bring some oats to give him a treat.
--
Doug Freese "Caveat Lector" [email protected]