ORB

My original running buddy (ORB) is also known as Bailey, B, the nugget, crackhead and many other nicknames I can't quite think of at the moment.  She's our honeymoon baby and before Pete came along, she was my saving grace.  When I started running, B was right there beside me.  When I ran my first half, I had done almost every training run (or at least part of every run) with her and was somewhat concerned that I wouldn't be able to run without her.

She makes for a great partner.  She has little quirks: refusing to run over any metal grates in the sidewalk, an irrational fear of balloons, an equally irrational fear of billboards.  They make me laugh though and I find myself catering to her needs.  We loop around the grates, I let her go on the right when there are balloons and I've found myself on a rare run without her, looping around the grates anyway!

Despite my reservations that she'd never run with me and the jogging stroller, she does it just fine.  Pete may be my new favorite buddy, but the original is pretty special too :)