Did a 5.5km run with a couple others from my local canicross club.
It was grey, windy, and cold out this morning (at least the snow from yesterday is gone!) but any day is a good day when I am running with my pup. The trails were mostly good except for the last section that was all deep mud, so we retreated to the paved section to finish up our run.
My guy is the one on the far left.
I was planning on joining the local canicross group for a run tonight, but I got the start time mixed up. We saw them coming off the trail just as we were starting.
The temperature was a lot higher than we've been running in up to this point, so our pace was slower than normal. Also, I think I inhaled what had to be a hundred bugs over the course of the run, there were huge clouds of them everywhere!
He got to take a couple dips in the river to help stay cool, but even starting at 8pm it was a toasty one today.
Why did it take me so long to get one?
I only recently started trail running with my dog. Currently, I have been using my day pack I use for hiking and I absolutely hate it. The bouncing around is awful.
Searching through the plethora of posts here, it seems like the main consensus for a vest is the Solomon ADV.
I am a volunteer SAR K9 handler, and many companies offer a generous SAR discount. Solomon, unfortunately, is not one of them. If they are the best, then I'll go with Solomon, but I would love to save some money if I can.
I am hoping to hear from people who have either the Rab Veil 6/12, the Arc'Teryx Norvan 7, or the Black Diamond Distance 2/6 vest. What do you like about them? What do you wish they had?
I am looking to hold some soft water flasks for myself. Another bottle of water for my dog. My phone. Car keys. A very small first aid kit. And a full poop bag if nature calls, because it is not a fun time holding a bag of my dog's shit for km after km on the trails.