Man vs. dog: World’s fastest trail dog

[kcb203]

Border collies are awesome. My Ibizan Hound loves to mountain bike with me, and can definitely go faster than I can bike.

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Hypothetically, my whippet has run with me while I biked on the C&O canal towpath for 8 miles at 4:18/mile pace, including a 2:49 mile. I say hypothetically because I certainly wouldn’t let him off leash on the towpath, particularly not at 12:30 pm on a cold Tuesday in the winter with nobody else around. 😎

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/297720113 He could definitely go faster, but I couldn’t go faster in the gravel/mud than 21.3 mph for any longer.

Supposedly a saluki will run 2 miles in 4 minutes. Not quite as fast a sprinter as a greyhound or whippet, but a lot more endurance.

[PotomacCyclist]

Kaia reminds me of the dog (Border collie mix) of one of my relatives.

[DaveK]

@kcb203 76904 wrote:

Supposedly a saluki will run 2 miles in 4 minutes. Not quite as fast a sprinter as a greyhound or whippet, but a lot more endurance.

Mine has little to no interest in running alongside me…

[Vicegrip]

Look up the history of the Dalmatian. They are not the fastest dog but they will run just about any other dog into the ground given time. I had one and he was nuclear powered. Dals will wear horses out.

[PotomacCyclist]

National Dog Day was observed last week. I don’t know who came up with the day, but it’s a good reason to bump this thread.

[rcannon100]

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