Weather today has been pretty good contrary to the forecast so I headed out mid-morning for a run.  I have a choice to make each time I head out – whether to take Riley (our Labrador retriever) or not.  He is always interested in going although he is not really a distance runner.  It is hard to leave this face behind:

My solution – two runs.  The first Riley & Robert run is 1.5-2 miles down through Heritage Park and then second is me solo generally headed to Carrillon Point and back (4-5 miles).  For a dog that was rescued in the heat of rural Morgan County Georgia (we adopted him several years ago via the Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta – they help labs too), a little mild Seattle heat just about finishes him now.  He starts out pulling me on the leash and I end up pulling him home – it works out well for us.