The 20 miles of Michigan

This last weekend, my girls and I hit the road to head over to Michigan. We got meet a completely new group of mushers and got to run 10 miles a day on some beautiful trails.

We took the sled with us instead of skis, which we original planned on taking. It was a good idea to use the sled as the trails were difficult with a sled and would have been worse with skis. The trails was a nice hard backed surface, but not icy. We flew down the hills at top speeds through wooded sections. I had to stay alert and be ready with the brake to keep the sled on the trail and avoid trees.

We made the 10-mile trip in a little under 2 hours each day. Flurry seemed a little tired the last part of the run on the second day. Both dogs were ready to go and full of energy the second day. However, they did have a good time goofing off and sniffing trees on the second day.

Mid distance runs are so much more enjoyable than sprint races. I might have to see what other mid distance events I can go to next year.