Update ......

May 3, 2015-

What to report.....Okay- first today was the Long Island Marathon weekend- and I had a lot of friends running that marathon- half marathon- as well as other marathons all over!......In fact, Dr Robert Monaco, DVM ran the LI Half Marathon after training with his faithful companion, Jake (yes, companion of the four legged kind!) Dr Monaco is the author or a great book called "ER to PR- Veterinary Medicine on the Run" 

http://www.amazon.com/ER-PR-Veterinary-Medicine-Run/dp/0615339948/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430701098&sr=1-11&keywords=ER+to+PR

In fact he had a story written about him in the local paper, I just had to share this with you all- it is inspiring for anyone and everyone to get moving!......And hey, you can see his best friend pictured in the story!

You can read it here: http://www.syossetjerichotribune.com/2015/04/29/woodburys-half-marathon-man/

He will be participating in the NYC TRI in July so go on in to Central Park and cheer him on as well as Scout and myself who are doing the Doggy Dash!

As far as the week being "Be Kind to Animals Week!" you can do a few things to be kind to our companion friends:

1- try a Meatless Monday
2- Get Your Leash On!
Which will be kind to your companion, yourself and this month other animals at the Kent animal Shelter- a WIN- WIN- WIN- and what the heck WIN! situation there.

Don't forget about our fundraiser for the shelter that helped me find my furever home!

You can help us help them out (did I just go all Jerry Maguire on you all there?!?!?).....anyway click on these links and you can buy our book- in fact, we will start instead of just the month of May- we will extend it from April 15 to May 24th and with every book sold we will donate a portion of the proceeds to Kent Animal Shelter......

 

 

 Hard copy version:

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Your-Leash-Healthy-Companion/dp/1500897957/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421014514&sr=1-1&keywords=get+your+leash+on

 

EBook Version:

http://lulu.com/spotlight/getyourleashon

 

 

 To make a donation to Kent Animal Shelter go to out Crowdrise fundraiser page here:

 

https://www.crowdrise.com/DoggoneRescueMarathon/fundraiser/pamelaschmidlin

 

 

3-  You can simply do something like start a new healthy routine with your companion like the simple act of brushing their teeth and coat! As pictured to the left and to the right......this is also kind to yourself as well, BONUS- hey it will lower blood pressure!


These are just the top three ways that some to mind.....think of your own ways and put them in action this week. I hope the great ways become a happy and healthy habit.

Until tomorrow,
 Have a tail wagging evening,
Pam

Quick blog......

May 2, 2015-

Today this is a quick blog so I can get some sleep.......after running 22 miles and then going strong the rest of the day one needs to start the rest part of the training in the program. Tomorrow we will be doing some Doga with Sandy and putting together some stretching videos to share with you all. If you read Sandy's blog today you will see some info on stretching- yes, this is a very important part of your training as well as the REST days and your RUNNING days! It all goes together!.....

My dogs Skyler (As I called her Coach Skyler), Sandy (another Coach), and Candycane who is also a Coach to me help me stretch out. Scout is learning to be a Coach as well. As you can see above they are helping me with some Doga moves.

On that note, as my eyes get heavy and start to close I will be RESTING the next two days in my training but not in my blogs. So tune in and see what we have in store.

Pam

Daily Blog.......

April 30, 2015-


Tomorrow, I will be starting Sandy's blog back up......she will be blogging everyday during the month of May with her healthy tips and recipes, dog moves, etc so tune in to her blog.......

As far as today,  I ran a nice easy 5 miles with Scout, spent sometime at the dogpark.....and thought of some ideas for Sandy's daily blogs......while doing a little spring cleaning to get ready for some of Sandy's videos.

There will be some recipe blogs that are not only good for dogs but for people......YES- I believe in sharing a good meal or treat with my dogs.

And with summer coming, we all want to sit outside and spend time with our dogs. There will also be blogs on doing Doga with your dog, walking with your dog. And the life story of Sandy.

 There will be blogs about living in the moment, and the little things in life we can do to really get the most out of life. So tune in tomorrow for Sandy's new month of daily blogs!

 

And I will be blogging here.....with updates on my training....and all I am up to with challenges and all!

 

See you soon,

Pam

The Start of daily blogs again!

April 29, 2015-

Today I will be starting my daily blogs here these will also be posted on my Facebook page and twitter and all BUT it will follow my daily training regiment for my upcoming marathon and other races. It will also follow any and all health related stuff I am getting into. I will be talking about my Vegan lifestyle and how my dogs are included safely in on this lifestyle, I will include research on the topic (cold hard facts). And I will include as many photos and videos as possible so that you can see not just read everything I have to offer. I will be talking about my fundraiser and my book (which is also part of the fundraiser- see below for that info....)

Anyhow, most recently I have been concentrating on training for a marathon with Scout. We are in our 13 week of training, the marathon will take place on May 24th. The route will go from Smithtown to Calverton here on Long Island. Basically, we will be running along Smithtown By Pass to Middle Country Rd turning onto two other roads to get to Kent Animal Shelter where we will finish......We hope to start running early on Sunday morning so as to avoid as much traffic as possible.  Today we have a short 8 mile training run where we will be running the first mile of the course BUT going off towards St James and back......

As of now we only have a grand total of 6 "long" runs, I am considering anything 10 miles or over to be a "long" run. the rest of the week looks like this......
Today- 8miles
Thursday- 5 miles
Friday- 5 miles
Saturday- 22 Miles (yes, this is our peak week before the marathon)
Sunday- REST
Monday- REST

Next week looks like this:
Tuesday- 10 miles
Wednesday- 8 miles
Thursday- 5 miles
Friday- 4 miles
Saturday- 16 miles
Sunday- REST

The following week goes like this:
Monday- 5 miles
Tuesday- 3.25 miles
Wednesday- 7 miles
Thursday- 5 miles
Friday- 4 miles
Saturday- 12 miles
Sunday- REST

and then our final week or MARATHON week looks like this:
Monday- 5 miles
Tuesday- 10 miles
Wednesday- 4 miles
Thursday- 5 miles
Friday- REST
Saturday- 2 miles
Sunday- MARATHON

What then?.....Make sure to tune in everyday to find out more details on our training.....and what comes up next- YES we do have something in store for after the MARATHON!

Don't forget about our fundraiser for the shelter that helped me find my furever home!

You can help us help them out (did I just go all Jerry Maguire on you all there?!?!?).....anyway click on these links and you can buy our book- in fact, we will start instead of just the month of May- we will extend it from April 15 to May 24th and with every book sold we will donate a portion of the proceeds to Kent Animal Shelter......

 

 

 Hard copy version:

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Your-Leash-Healthy-Companion/dp/1500897957/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421014514&sr=1-1&keywords=get+your+leash+on

 

EBook Version:

http://lulu.com/spotlight/getyourleashon

 

 

 To make a donation to Kent Animal Shelter go to out Crowdrise fundraiser page here:

 

https://www.crowdrise.com/DoggoneRescueMarathon/fundraiser/pamelaschmidlin

 

Have a tail waggin' day and I'll see you tomorrow,

Scout and Pam

 

Step by Step

February 2, 2015-

This Groundhog day was rainy, snowy, icy, and cold....so it was a day to stay indoors......a perfect time......to do some organizing.......so I started to go through some papers that I had to and found a lot to be stuff I really didn't need or have a purpose and was just taking up space......

Having the day inside, I got to go through a lot of stuff and really ask myself if things were serving a purpose and found a lot of things I had were no longer of use and/ or worn, torn, etc......so I ended up getting rid of a lot!

When going through things it is always best to have separate piles- a keep pile, a maybe pile (which you will be asking yourself have I used this is or will I use this in the last/ next year), and the discard pile....

Anyway, I have been actively organizing my house and life and it is slowly coming around!

Coach Pam

Organization!

February 1, 2015-

Organization is the key to this household this month.....

 I want to go from this chaos to the clean, neat, uncluttered photo below........going through things I do not necessarily need and are taking up space and getting rid of stuff and keeping the things I use and need and keeping things neat and orderly. This is a TALL order to keep but as the days go on......I know I can do it!.....I have already gone through a lot of things and the garbage man will definitely be busy this week of things I just feel are serving no purpose in my life anymore. And have had served their purpose already!.

The clutter will let my dogs and I live in a cleaner, happier, and healthier home and let us remodel the house the way that we will be happiest! Right now the piles are happening, but in the next few weeks we will get rid of the piles and organize everything so that we can work, play, amd live the way we always wanted to.




This is a clean, organized workout area.....
a nice example of how the rest of the house will look like soon!

Check back tomorrow to see how we conquer more of our organizing and cleaning.....yes this is our Pre Spring Cleaning!

Pam

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2014-

Well the New Year is upon us! 2014 is here, out with 2013....in with a BRAND NEW YEAR- and 2014 as one of my friends pointed out- is the year of the horse, bounds to bring us all lots of LUCK and good times. Whether it's losing those 10 pounds, achieving that PR in the upcoming race, taking your career to the next step, spending more time with love ones (pets, family, and/or friends), whatever it is- it is up to you (or for myself- it's up to me to step to bat and take the appropriate steps to get there!)

Here are some tips to make those resolutions stick:

1- Write them down- WAIT, WAIT, WAIT....that's not it, keep that list (whether it's 1 or 100 things on that list...KEEP IT VISIBLE EVERYDAY so you can see it and hold yourself accountable for sticking with it!)

2- Visualize what meeting or keeping those resolutions will bring you- if it's losing those 10 pounds- cut out photos and put them next to your resolution above....or think about and visualize playing at the dogpark with your dog- jumping all around, running all around- as others envy your energy level and want to join in....

3- Set realistic goals for yourself.....if you want to go VEGAN- GREAT go for it!....BUT consider making smaller steps at first to get there why not make a meatless monday stick for a few months, then add a dairyfree Wednesday.....ease into vegetarianism, which will later become living a healthy and happy (and compassionate) VEGAN lifestyle

4- If you fall off the wagon, just (as they say) pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again! There is no shame in falling off the wagon- it's just part of your journey and (who knows it make make a GREAT book one day, or even a great blog now!)

5- Get some support to help you through it all. There are health coaches all over the place that will help you through it all and get you to meeting that goal!

These are just a few things to consider as you start off 2014 with your clean slate. I know I am taking my own advice here. You can follow me on facebook- Pamela Schmidlin, twitter- theDogRunner, Pinterest- Pamela Schmidlin, Instagram- Pamela Schmidlin, Path- Pamela Schmidlin, and Linked In- Pamela Schmidlin.


Until tomorrow, stick with it....have a great New Year's Day and enjoy your life to the max!

                                                      Pam