[nagdu] Just saw this: Guide dogs and athletes

[Passle Helminski]

Daryl,

Congrats on your 3K!

I am packing to go out of town for 4 days without my computer so if I do not get back to you after this post I will when I get back.

Make sure your vet says it is ok to increase your mileage.  Practice in to cool part of the day if you can.  Build up to walking a 5K then run a mile, walk a mile, run a mile, walk a mile…..until you can run a whole 5K.  Like when you start to run you run for a minute and walk for a minute then repeat.  Do not feed your dog before a morning race.

Half marathons and marathons my dog is waiting at the finish line to great me.

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Passle

On Aug 23, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Passle, that's awesome! I am just starting to train to run with my dog... we hit the milestone of 3km today! We've had some stops and starts due to extreme heat, air quality advisories,  and injuries (both mine and hers), so would LOVE any pointers you have about working up to 5-10k. :)
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