i genuinely miss when website sort of looked absolutely atrocious. everythings to clean and corporate now. theres no soul

Well that's pretty cute.

Pretty sure they’re up to no good.

The dogs are melting.

Saturn L200 Mercury Mariner Ford Econoline Ford Transit Connect Ford F150 Enjoying the fact my first two vehicles were planets.

We’re stuck in that late winter thaw-freeze cycle and our trails are a bit too icy to safely run. A big warmup starts today through next week, so hopefully we can get some runs in soon!

I cannot wait to add this beauty to the team. Once the snow melts down enough, we’ll be doing some spring puppy runs with the atv. She’s got a bright future ahead!

So it appears our dryland race will be postponed to mid-March, hopefully after this extra warm spell passes. Atlas looks disappointed but I think he just wants dinner.

no sorry we’re not doing this anymore. not for a volunteer army committing atrocities

It’s been about a month since Blitz got injured, and he’s finally showing substantial improvement. He still limps here and there, but he’s walking on all four legs more often than not. I’m hopeful he’ll get in some short ATV runs this spring.

Hi. The the people who rape children are not trying to distract you. They don't give a shit about what you think because their power gives them impunity. Signed Survivor of CSA and American bombs

I would like to say Midterms may help us but unfortunately despite the people telling me he can't openly interfere in an election I feel he is going to try his best to do just that. And Congress will allow it.

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

My favorite thing about this presidency is when everyone says “he can’t do that” and then he does that. Really super fun.

Still a lot of snow on the home trail! 🤍

We took a short break from running post-Canada trip. Our trail at home was a bit dicey and we didn’t have the energy to drive to train. We got more snow on Wednesday, so we’ll be back in business today to break trail and soak up the last bit of sledding season.

For anyone curious, this is what Willow’s lump looks like. It’s easier to see with her fresh poodle cut 😆 but it’s barely noticeable under fur. It’s been this size since fall 2024 when we first started investigating it, so fingers crossed it doesn’t change.

Willow’s foot sample was inconclusive, which we knew could happen. Options: surgery to remove/test, which could cause more damage than the lump, IF a surgeon would even attempt it. Aspirate and try again. Or just keep an eye on it. Opting to monitor it & retest at her annual exam this summer.

Today Willow went to Cornell to follow up on her ongoing foot saga (small swelling, holds it up on her toes after exertion). Radiographs and ultrasound show it’s not an injury, but appears to be a small mass in between tendons. Sent an aspirate to the lab; hoping it’s a benign lipoma. Long day 🫩

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

Signed up for our last event of the season—the Jersey Devil Dryland race March 7 & 8. I'm currently unsure if the event will go off, as there could be 1. too much snow/ice on the trail or 2. it might be too warm. Ah, spring mushing.

Funny story from Seguin: we were told there’d be a left off the road onto private property to access lake. I saw a sign w. an arrow that I thought pointed left towards a driveway. Looked like snowmobiles had run it, seemed fishy but plausible. Nope, just mushed a circle through a random backyard. 😅

I don’t think I give Hopper enough credit for being such an incredible leader. He and Faye lead all our races and events this season. He just keeps getting better and better.

For those wondering, we got zero snow from the blizzard impacting the northeast the past 24 hours! We still have a solid 1-2 feet of base but could use some padding on top to make our home trails a bit less scary. We’re entering late winter thaw/freeze/repeat cycle.

Look at them (and Laika!) crushing it! The street was lined with spectators on both sides. I hope someone caught the finish, because we basically blast through a giant crowd.

I think they’re happy to be home.

Special props to Laika for overcoming her shyness this weekend to run at a very very public heavy event. Blitz is still benched, and Hubble isn’t great with a ton of passing, so I was out of options to fill my six dog team. The finish was basically *into* a huge crowd, but she did great!

A very.. exhilarating part of the mail run: several sections on (mostly) plowed roads, including the start. Drag mat helped maintain control but no braking or snow hook options!

Oh, Canada! 🇨🇦 The mail has been delivered. Beautiful and perfect run. Not a race, but we hit 20 mph and kept a solid 9.5 overall. They wanted to go faster, but I wanted to finish with some “gas still in the tank”.

Looking pretty good today, even with temps in the low 30s. Trail was super nicely packed at the local forest.

Hello all, Finishing my first checkpoint race, I’ve decided it’s time to upgrade to a proper sled. I’m choosing to fundraise so I can keep my savings aside for dog emergencies. Please only donate if you genuinely want to. Thank you for the support, as always. TJ and the Dogs

I had planned on running today and Thursday, but temps will be cooler tomorrow, so we’ll try for back to back 10 milers. We make our way to Canada this weekend for our final snow event: the Seguin Mail Run. This is explicitly *not* a race, just a ceremonial event carrying the mail!

Another vet visit and wow, suddenly he’s not limping again!? JK, he did limp in their office so they took X-rays. No obvious breaks and tendons still feel OK. Will continue with rest and anti-inflammatory meds. 🥴

Sometimes I get a little upset when I live in a collapsing dystopia for many years

Some fun photos a friend took of the dogs at yesterday’s race!

I present Atlas, who is actually a bear.

A MUCH smoother day 2. Just us and the trail today. I made a last minute decision to drop Hubble because his tug was a bit slack at the end of yesterday’s run, & I figure he could still be a bit sore. The trail was packed harder today (good) but it felt HOT in the sun (bad). Overall slow & steady!

Hooo boy, not our best day 1! We started out cruising, but had a sled malfunction when trying to brake as a team overtook us. Drag mat bolt snapped, putting the drag in the way of the bar brake, so I couldn’t stop them quickly, resulting in a messy pass & tangle w/ a friend’s dogs.

Tomorrow’s race team will be: Hopper / Faye Laika / Kuiper Hubble Sagan / Atlas Despite showing a tiny bit of improvement earlier this week, Blitz is back to limping, so we have another vet appt scheduled for Monday.

hold on i gotta take this

Planned to run at Winona today, but got the van stuck in our driveway 🙄 so we did a slow and steady trail-breaking run at home. Finally got the van free but the driveway is a slushy, icy mess with temps warming things up. Argh. Stay winter forever plz.

We've been below freezing for weeks. WEEKS. When is our warmup hitting? Saturday. Forecasted to hit 32ºF at exactly our chute time. 🙃 It could be worse (and it might be on Sunday) but after training in single digits (and negative windchills), it's going to feel like summer for these dogs.

This is how we spend our days.

ICE agents shouldn't wear masks. We need to know who is attacking and committing crimes. Masks undermine accountability, invite abuse, and help place perpetrators above the law.

FINALLY seeing a tiny bit of improvement from Blitz today. He’s definitely still favoring his injured leg and limping, but he’s beginning to put weight on it here and there.

Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."

OH BECAUSE THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS RUNNING SOOOO SMOOTHLY?!

I'm in the mood for a big meat ball.

How.. many.. paleontologists.. were in there?