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
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: Training Your Dog to be a Great Running Partner.
Last week, I went to see Dr. Crabtree at Uptown Natural Care Center for some A.R.T. (active release technique) and Graston (read more about those two things here) for some various aches and pains I have been having. While at my appointment, we got to talking about his new golden retriever puppy. He asked me how we trained Matilda to run with us. I couldn't remember much advice to share with him Continue Reading