Arizona Day 2

I didn't sleep well last night - probably about 4 to 5 hours. I was worried about whether Gusto could run or not. I woke up after finally falling back to sleep and he jumped off the bed and ran downstairs with no limping.

We left early this morning and upon arrival found out that someone had found a scorpion in their shoe so we banged all of the things we had left the previous night just to be sure. Supposedly, it was a small one but still -YUCK!

We walked 3 courses today all before Noon. My first run was Noon and I was concerned for his feet. It was jumpers and it had a tough section that I notoriously do not run well. My 2 other teammates ran before me and both got eliminated. Each person had problems in the section that I was concerned about. The opening ran well but Gusto was FLYING and went off course after the broad jump to a straight line to the wrong end of a tunnel. Oh well, I was happy that he kept his bars up and weaved. Drifter and Kiba both got around the course.

Next was Steeplechase Quarterfinals. I really really wanted to run well enough to make it to the Semis. He did get around but it was not pretty and I had to do some screaming call offs. I didn't hold his contacts to make sure I made it in. With his 3 very wide turns and his screaming call offs, he was around 2 to 3 seconds off Drifter who ran it very clean and had the fastest time. I would like to have run better but I will take it. I was exhausted when I came out cuz he made me work so hard! He was well within the cutoff though and not far off the dogs that ran the contacts and stayed on course without the crazy call offs.

Last run was Snooker. I notoriously do not run Snooker well so I picked a plan that had flow and would reduce the turns for Gusto. He did have some minor issues with several pads after Steeplechase. My teammates ran before me once again. One got around and had a decent amount of points, the other one got some points but didn't get through the closing. I had several people with relatives to Gusto staying around to watch which was nice but also a bit stressful. When I stepped to the line though, I was totally focused and he ran really really well. He did bump into my leg twice though which is an indication how high and wild he truly was today. We got enough points for me to feel successful with that run though. Drifter and Kiba both got through and had nice runs.

I must close for tonight as I need to soak Gusto's feet in Epsom salt to help his pads.