Welcome to the freakshow
Here we go.

— Angela Maria DiFranco

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And that was the day I went rogue.

The good news: I can’t get any lower than zero adherence. I hope.

I moseyed over to the bird park for the first time in a zillion years today and my life was changed forever. Forever, of course, being a day and a half or whenever I lose interest.

But dang. THE MAD DOG IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN AGAIN IN A WEEK!!! JUST IN TIME FOR THE OCTOBER SHENANIGANS!!!

And weirdly enough, the fence blocking it off for now meant that I turned around only to discover the perfect course for ATY training. Exactly a mile and a half with a water fountain, flushy, a couple of fun climbs and lots of shade. It incorporates the back half of the Mad Dog course, so I’m calling it the Mad Pup. I am nothing if not a creative genius. Although nothing is a distinct possibility.

Nine miles in the morning and two in the evening. I can do this. Plan adherence is overrated.

And then the clowns will take off their makeup
and the people will go home.