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All happy faces as Jack got to participate in his first "extended" skijor yesterday morning (extended being 1/4 mile for young Jack :)

"Wow, that was FUN!!!" exclaims ecstatic Jack at our turnaround during his 1/4 mile skijor.
"I see potential, finally, REAL potential!!!" declares approving Zorro.

Three great things to talk about from yesterday morning's skijor...

First, Zorro and I had a blast FLYING around the freshly groomed trails at Breckenridge Nordic Center. It was a short outing, so Zorro kept it 'pedal to the metal' just about all morning long:

Flying Zorro on perfect "groomie zoomie" conditions!

Come along for a short highlight of Zorro's Zoomie day. We topped 23 MPH somewhere in this fast stretch of trail. Go Zorro, Go!

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Second highlight of the day - growing Jack!!!! He's been wearing a "Jr Sledding Harness" the past few months when we hooked him up for his downhill 50 yard dash to finish every outing. Our approach has been, "as soon as he fills the harness, then we'll let him go farther." Well, it had been 8 days since our last skijor and, to everyone's astonishment and glee, when we slipped the jr harness on Jack yesterday morning, he filled it out!!!! Just 8 days ago, he fit the neck band of the harness but the body was loose and unfilled. 8 days later and he's filling the harness. Woo Hoo! What did this mean, Jack got to do his first real skijor. He is still young, so we still have to keep it short. But, Jack, Zorro and I did a super fun 1/4 mile skijor together. Jack had a BLAST (as did Zorro and I).

Woo Hoo, "little Jack" is now "medium Jack" and look at that great form as he is in a
synchronized sprint tuck with Zorro as we lean into a right along the trail.

Third highlight? Well sit down for this one...

Why had it been 8 days since our last skijor when we had been going out at least once and usually twice a week this season? Well, welcome little Rudy to our pack!!! Rudy is 11 weeks old today and joined our pack last Friday. With a new puppy under foot, you can understand why we have not been out on the trails for a bit. But, yesterday was the day to show Rudy what it is "all about". He got to watch Zorro and I leave/return, then watch Zorro/Jack/I leave/return and then experience "end of run" pork treats at the trailhead. Oh boy did he have fun! Here is the "end of run" treats shot:

"Hand them over! I've been working hard!" exclaims happy Zorro.
"Me too, me too, I did a 1/4 mile today!!!" declares happy Jack.
"This looks fun and sure smells DELICIOUS!" says newbie Rudy.

For those who have not seen him from the front yet, here is a great shot of little Rudy learning to "come".

Weeee, here I come!!!

What a fun day: 23 MPH with Zorro, 1/4 mile with Zorro & Jack and "end of run treats" with big Zorro, medium Jack and little Rudy: 4.6 miles traveled with 400 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 23 MPH.

2017/2018 Season to Date: 40 days on the trails covering 290.8 miles with 25,900 feet of elevation climbed.

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