I love to exercise — spinning, weight lifting, circuit training, interval training, I do it all. But I hate to run. Hate it with a passion. Don’t have a single thing good to say about it. Maybe it is because I am a klutz, and fear I will fall with each speedy step. Maybe it is because it takes so long to get anywhere. Maybe it is because I don’t have cute running clothes. Whatever the reason, I hate it.
But this non-runner loves the Richmond SPCA’s Dog Jog and 5K Run, along with Car Pool Car Wash & Detail for sponsoring the event. I love strolling through the Holiday Barn Pet Resorts Vendor Fair, watching my son play in the Kids Fun Zone, watching other Richmond residents and their dogs demonstrate tricks in the Pet Fun Zone, and watching for my husband to cross the finish line. I love walking the 1 mile Dog Jog, even though I don’t have a dog. And I love every opportunity I get to visit the animals in the care of the Richmond SPCA and pick up a few new toys for my cats at the Lora Robins Gift Shop. If you ask me, the best thing about the Dog Jog is the fact that it gives us non-runners the opportunity to have such a terrific Saturday morning.
Of course, I also love the Dog Jog because I have had the honor of spending the last two years as a co-chair of the Richmond SPCA’s Dog Jog and 5K Run Committee — each year facing the daunting task of making that year’s event even better than the last. And, I can tell you for certain, this year will be the best Dog Jog yet. An unbelievable amount of planning and community generosity has gone into this year’s event. So, whether you are a runner, a non-runner, a dog lover, a cat lover or just an animal lover, I hope that you will join me at this terrific event on Saturday, March 19 at the Robins-Starr Humane Center and savor this very special Saturday morning. I may even run this year.
Guest blogger Julie Vinyard is the co-chairman of the Dog Jog and 5K Run Committee. To read the biographies of our regular bloggers, please click here. Before posting a comment, please review our comment guidelines. Please note that our comment policy requires a first and last name to be used as your screen name.
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