Run With K9s

27/05/2026

Cute badger 💗 nothing to do with dogs, I know 😄 but I'm doing a course to learn how to create cool designs and this is one of the class projects 😁

22/05/2026

Consistency looks like nothing is happening, until everything changes 💗

16/05/2026

Back on track ☺️ First time doing a long run with intervals and I didn't die 😄

16/05/2026

13/05/2026

love this hashtag 😄

Very few know I'm training for a half marathon in the mountains. Training has gone well until last week I got a virus and didn't run until yesterday. There's something about viruses and a pretty ugly effect on my body and my cardiovascular system that makes me feel like I'm learning to run again every time I resume training. So I'm treating this week as recovery and see how I feel 😉

Made the mistake a few years ago to get back straight to hard training after a week spent in bed with the flu or something else as nasty and got myself a knee injury which kept me on the sidelines for a few months, so I learnt my lesson and now I listen to my body and take things easy and keep my eyes on the prize which is to be able to recover first so I can continue with training and stay injury free.

I tell all my coached athletes that we don't train through sickness and injury and to not worry too much as training plans can be adapted. Worth mentioning I've had athletes hiding injury from me and guess what happened? It got worse to the point where training had to stop and couldn't resume until after a few months and during that time running fitness and cardiovascular fitness was lost. Not much is lost in a week but a lot disappears in a few months and getting back to the pre-injury level is hard physically and mentally.

So always listen to your body when you train 💗 I do 😉

10/05/2026

And last but not least, sometimes more important than anything else in this sport - CANICROSS TRAINING & CONDITIONING

This is a webinar aimed at those teams looking to prepare for their first racing season together, or those looking to tackle longer distances.

A for Handlers to learn how to design a training plan that blends their training and conditioning with that of their dog:

👉 Training the human
👉 Training the dog
👉 Training for distance
👉 Off season training
👉 Racing season training

Register here 👇
www.runwithk9s.com/canicross-webinars

The recording of the webinar will be made available to all who register. Q&A at the end.

10/05/2026

Next - PUPPIES, YOUNG DOGS & CANICROSS

A webinar for Handlers to learn what when and how to do with Puppies and Young Dogs in order to train them successfully for Canicross:

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👉 Socialisation & Development Stages in Young Dogs
👉 Early Obedience Training
👉 Recall
👉Play & Motivation
👉 Introducing the Harness
👉 First Steps in Canicross

This webinar is all about RAISING YOUR PUPPY and prepare your young dog for an amazing life of CANICROSS ADVENTURES. We will cover SOCIALISATION, what it is and how to get it right for your puppy to grow into a balanced and confident adult dog, how to survive teenagerhood, DEVELOPMENT STAGES, training methods, how to develop play or toy drive, how to use play & food as MOTIVATION and the foundation of canicross before getting to train progressively with your dog when old enough.

There will be a Q&A section at the end.

The recording of the webinar will be made available to all who register.

Register here 👇

www.runwithk9s.com/canicross-webinars

10/05/2026

A repeat of our first - CANICROSS FOR NEWBIES

A webinar for Beginner Handlers and Dogs in Canicross, aimed at guiding you in taking the first steps in training your dog the foundations of canicross:

​👉 The Concept of Running a Course
👉 Start / Stop
👉 Directions
👉 Line Out
👉Passing Distractions

The webinar will cover everything on a dog's MOTIVATION and how to use it in training, how to choose a TRAINING AREA, WHEN and HOW to train, DISTANCE and FREQUENCY of training, the natural flow of training CANICROSS SKILLS and why. Basically everything you need to know to start training your dog on your own and become a successful team!

Q&A at the end 😉

All who register will receive the recording of the webinar.

Register here 👇
https://www.runwithk9s.com/canicross-webinars

SHARE THIS FOR A NEWBIE IN CANICROSS 😊

02/05/2026

First webinar done and more scheduled, find them all at
👉 www.runwithk9s.com/canicross-webinars

Thank you, Dory, for the wonderful review, it sums up my intention exactly 😉

✅ Canicross for Newbies 26th June 2026
✅ Puppies, Young Dogs & Canicross 10th July 2026
✅ Canicross Training & Conditioning 24th July 2026

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18/04/2026

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