Today's Friday Favorites is a bit of a follow-up to Matilda's guest post from Tuesday (If you missed it, catch up here!) As you know from that post and many others, Matilda is a great running companion. But as temperatures rise in the summer, I have to be careful about not pushing her too much in the heat. Here are five useful tips to keep in mind. 1. Cut back on the Continue Reading
Guest Post by Matilda: The Fast & Furry 8k
Today's guest post is from my dog, Matilda! She wanted to share her race recap from last Saturday's Fast & Furry 8k. From Matilda Benson, age 7: This was my 3rd year racing the Fast & Furry 8k. It's my favorite (and only) race of the year so I tend to take it pretty seriously. Once again, almost all of my training going into the race was done on the extreme ends of the spectrum, Continue Reading
Friday Five: Five Dog-Friendly Races in the Twin Cities
Today's installment of Friday Five is five local dog-friendly races, all for a good cause! As you know, Matilda is one of my favorite running companions. She jogs with me quite a bit (9 min/miles) and then she "runs" with Dustin (usually around a 7:30 min/mile) on his easy run days. She recently had her 5 minutes of fame in this month's issue of Runner's World. She's definitely a Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are enjoying your day, perhaps with a Christmas run or a much-deserved rest day. We opted for a Christmas morning run with two running club friends. The weather wasn't actually too bad- about 25 degrees but no wind. I wore my YakTrax Run because the trails were a little slick, but I probably didn't need them. Dustin and I also donned our "This Continue Reading
Guest Post by Matilda the Vizsla: Running the Fast and the Furry 8k
I have another "guest" post for you today- a race review of the Fast and the Furry 8k by my vizsla Matilda. She contributed last year with her Guide to Minneapolis, but this is her first race review. Enjoy! From Matilda Sloan Benson: Training: Coming off a rather restful winter, I started running regularly again after the temps stayed consistently above freezing. Nothing fancy about my Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesday: Another Flashback to the Puppy Days.
I know that there are some of you that only stop by for Tilda Tuesdays. You aren't coming here for running advice; instead you are stopping by for a weekly dose of vizsla cuteness! Since we are traveling, I didn't have a lot of time to write a post. In fact, my creativity is pretty low, and I couldn't think of anything fun to share about vizslas or dogs this week. Instead, I thought I'd leave Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesday: Guest Post- Training Your Vizsla to Hunt by Katie at Prairie Ponderings
Happy Tilda Tuesday! I have a guest post for you today from a fellow blogger. Katie blogs at Prairie Ponderings. We connected over our shared love of running and vizslas! I tell you, vizsla owners flock to each other- we are passionate about our dogs! Katie is here today to share with you how she trained her vizsla Harvey to hunt. We don't hunt with Matilda, but I still found this post really Continue Reading