Following on from the success of the
RUN247 interview with Kez & Kroi we have initiated a little project where they huskies will help others understand how they have been trained and what they have learned over the years when running with humans.
We have started compiling questions that may provide insightful and humorous answers...
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| 5k parkruns |
- How did
you learn to run
- How old
were you when you started running with humans
- Can you
remember your first ever run with a human
- How many
different humans have you run with, and how does it feel to run with different
people
- How do
you know which way to go during a run
- What do
you wear when you are running
- What is
your favourite place to run
- What
don’t you like about running
- What do
you do if you get a thorn in your paw when you are out running
- What do
you think about when you are running
- What is
your biggest running dream
- What
happens when you run too quickly for your human
- Does it
hurt your human when you pull a human
- What
happens if your human trips or falls over
- Do you
do any hill training
- Do you
do any speed training
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| 12 hour events |
- What do
you think of all the different trainers that humans wear
- If you
could run anywhere in the world, where would it be
- Do you
cross train
- Have
you ever lost your human during a run
- What
treats do you have after a very hard training session or a very long run
- Do you
ever not like running
- How
does your summer training differ from your winter training
- Do you
have any running dreams
- Who is
your greatest hero
- Do you
feel comfortable running with other dogs
- Do you
enjoy running with other human runners
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| LDWA challenge events |
- What do
you do when you see a cat
- Do you
run in the dark, and if so how does your human manage to run without tripping
up
- Do you
ever not want to run
- Do you
have a special pre-race regime
- What
happens if you get tired during a run
- Do you
need to have a shower after every run
- What do
you think of tarmac
- What
helps make you run faster
- Have
you ever ignored your human when out running
- What is
a typical week of training for you
- Have
you ever had to be carried home
- What do
you eat and drink when you are doing really long runs
- Do you sleep
for a long time after you have run
- If you
did not run, what would you do
- What is
the naughtiest thing that you have ever done
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| Marathons |
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| Ultra events |
- When
you are running with another dog, what happens if one of you wants to run
faster than the other
- How do
you cope with stiles
- What do
you think of rude dogs and/ or their owners
- Does
your human ever run without you
- Who is
the best runner in the family
- What
happens if your human goes the wrong way around a tree or lamp post
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| Running purely for fun.... |
- What
happens if you need to go toilet during a run
- How do
you run up and down steps with your human
- Do
humans slow you down when running up and down hills
- Do you
ever run without a human
- How
much faster would you be if you ran without a human
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Photos courtesy of Carolyn Thomson Easter, Ian J Berry & me)
