This Week Last Year: Dogs, Autism and Women

This week last year, Scott and I began a new monthly series on alternate exercises. Scott’s introductory article was about walking your dog, which is good for both you and the pooch. Since last year I have started training with a few guys that have trained their dogs to run with them, and they’ll lope along beside us for 18 to 20 miles with no problems.
In running news, there was a story about a couple of runners with autism who get so excited about racing that they can’t be told they are running until the morning of the race. The biggest difficulties are finding guides who can keep up with them, reigning them in since they have no concept of whether they are running 1 mile or 10 kilometers, and getting them to stop after they cross the finish line.
The Maine Coast Half Marathon was announced, a women only event with a twist. There was a lottery to be the “One Lucky Guy” who got to run the race with all of the women, with the proceeds from the lottery going towards a scholarship to a local runner graduating from York High.
This week two years ago was a busy one:
- Marathoning was foremost on my mind. I discussed how there are three ways to recover from a marathon as well as pointing out a few extra marathon recovery tips. In a slightly more whimsical fashion, I refuted the idea that running a marathon is tougher than giving birth.
- In the hardware department, I considered buying some Vitruvian Running Shoes, which are mail order only. They have a really good return policy and the owner is very helpful and personable.
- A great way to see how well your training is going is to measure your resting heart rate and to track it over time.
- I wrote about Sunday runs, explained a friend’s theory about how running on a team is like being in World Ware II.

This Week Last Year: Dogs, Autism and Women

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