Nutrition – Pooch to 5k

Dietary Recommendations for Canine Endurance Athletes

by Admin

Diet and exercise go hand in hand. Without the right diet, your dog won’t perform as well as he could. When you are training your dog for endurance, it’s important to keep an eye on what he is eating. This doesn’t just mean ensuring he consumes the right foods, but also making sure that he …

Keeping your Canine Athlete at a Healthy Weight

by Admin

There is no doubt that a dog can make a great running companion and sometimes is the best personal trainer an athlete can have. As these canines are happy to exercise over longer distances and times, it is important they maintain a steady weight so as not to put any undue strain on their joints. …

Brisbane Twilight Half Marathon – with dogs!

by Francis

On Sunday 18 March 2012 Audrey and I did something no-one else in Brisbane has done, as far as we know. We took our dogs Guinness and Cinnabar into the Twilight Half Marathon. OK, so maybe it’s not up there with Kathrine Switzer’s first running of the Boston Marathon, but for us, it represents a …

Feeding Your Dog For Endurance

by Audrey

If you’re going to run with your dog, you need to provide enough energy to meet his increased demands. Have a look at your bag of dog food, and find the nutrition analysis. It will give you a figure for metabolisable energy, expressed in kilojoules or calories. Some ingredients, such as fiber, do add to …