Walked to the forest to let them warm up their muscles, this to reduce injuries and give them chance to pee and poo - want to reduce the risk of having sudden stops along the run. Also walked on the way home for a kilometer, gave them water mixed with salmon oil and blood powder an hour before training and they also had some more of this mixture once we were home again.
Halfway through the run we had a water break and a cuddle in the grass for about 20minutes. That was absolutely lovely, just me and the dogs in good weather, beautiful landscape, sharing a moment while letting them cool off.
When looking through my sports tracker logg the run +walking ended on 9,22km in total and out of that we walked 3km. 27km/h top speed with an average 19km/h. In hindsight and with some pointing out from an experienced musher I look up to a great deal I realized I ran them too fast, and for the youngster 1-2km too far as well.
Hand on heart it is extremely valuable for me having someone who express concern, and actually care enough to do so. I think we need more of that in the world of running dogs, so if you have the experience do tell and give advice to rookies and if you are a rookie LISTEN to those more experienced than YOU! It really do make the difference between disaster or success.
Running dogs is not all about pride and thinking you know everything and having all the answers, it is about the dogs and their safety, making sure they do have the time of their lives every time we take them out for a run. It's also about sharing knowledge, thoughts, reflections and learning from each other.
So be humble, listen and be honest.
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