Endurance run 40 & 70km in Trencin (SK) - 07.10.2006

[Huan]

Originally Posted by BWolf

a) The final ranking depends just on the final time? I mean, it's just like a race or there's a judgment on "how" they run the 40/70 kms? Is there a maximum time to finish the race and get "excellent" or you need to proove anything else?

To get the excellent note the dog should run with average speed of 12km/h. That means 3:20h for 40km. 5:50h for 70km and 8:20h for 100km.

Originally Posted by BWolf

b) Is there a maximum time to run the 40/70 kms?

Yes, there is.

40km run
less than or equal 3h 20 min = excellent
3h 21 min - 3h 40 min = very good
3h 41 min - 4h 00 min = good
more than 4 hours = not passed

70km run
less than or equal 5h 50 min = excellent
5h 51 min - 6h 20 min = very good
6h 21 min - 7h 00 min = good
more than 7 hours = not passed

Originally Posted by BWolf

c) Is it possible to run with your dog or you HAVE to bike with him?

You can run or go by bike.

Originally Posted by BWolf

d) I'm quite surprise about the temperature: isn't there a maximum temperature over that you can't do that kind of exam?

This is something to think about. The official regulation as far as I know doesn't say anything about maximum temperature for the run to take place. You're right that this is very hard to run when the temperature is high. Last weekend we did 70km with our dog in Slovakia. It was sunny but the nice cold wind did decrease temperature to 10-12 C but unfortunately in the last 20km the wind stopped to blow and the temperature jumped to 25 C . On the other hand the speed of 12km/h is not so much and the body of the dog is not getting so hot as in the sprint runs or sleddog runs (of course if you trained with your dog before).