Day 16

Getting chased by border collie mix into the ocean was my new experience

I was running on the beach Saturday late afternoon, getting in my 6 mile run per my training schedule for the Gate River Run next month. I see what looked like a border collie on a leash on the beach up ahead. Attached to the leash was its owner, a hippie looking girl in leggings and a tank top doing what looks like tai chi crossed with yoga crossed with ice dancing. It was weird.

The dog starts bristling and growling as I get closer, then all of a sudden it flips out and run straights at me snarling. The dog drags the she-hippie onto her face mid-leg kick, and she starts getting dragged across the sand, flailing away, by a dog that upon closer inspection is way bigger than a border collie. I decide that a sudden detour into the water is wise. The dog comes after me, but is slowed down by dragging his owner through the water, like a big hippie anchor.

I continued on my run without further incident.