Last weekend, Clare, daughter Annie and Beagle Nelly took part in the Ruff Dugger and completed the 5k course in an amazing time of 33 mins 33 seconds.
For the uninitiated among you, this is a very, very, very muddy trail and obstacle course that you do with a dog strapped to you.
Most people do it to raise money for good causes or to challenge themselves but not our Clare, she did it for fun!!??
This is the before photo
Not only did she have to wade through mud pits and streams she also had to drive for 6 hours (bank holiday traffic) to get to the venue.
Luckily help was at hand from seasoned professional Kenny Watt, who obviously having witnessed the carnage that is the ruff dugger many times, taped Clare's trainers to her feet to ensure that they stayed in place - genius idea!
Carefully negotiating a stream - Nelly is not looking impressed!
Oh yes she did do some running too!
The event is very popular with a broad spectrum of people getting down and dirty including kids "The Mucky Pups".
The after photo the girls look way too clean - unlike poor Nelly!
Definitely not my idea of fun although even Clare was disappointed by the lack of mud!
My own training in the last couple of weeks is pretty dull in comparison, just walks around the same places currently. Have had exercise in the decorating department which has kept me otherwise engaged, however, nearly completed so back to the tracks in the next week or so.
The boys have been very quiet about their training, although I suspect they are getting the miles in more from them next time!
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