I've had dogs all my live and have always taken them on my road work with me. I used to get so bored doing road work until I started taking the dog with me. When I first started boxing I had a Jack Russell cross breed and man I swear he was the hardest coach I ever had. That dog just never wanted to stay still for a second I'd run a mile at over standard pace then rest for a minute (the dog would hassle me so I'd have to throw a stick for him) then the same again for a further 3 miles with he minute in between. At the end we'd have maybe a 100 metre straight sprint to the stream at which point the dog was in there to cool off.

I started running with the dog I have now a german shepherd she's good but she's no Jack Russell

Anyway a mile at above standard pace with a minutes rest repeated for 4 miles and then a sprint finish was always my road work. My style was always based on speed and movement and one thing I never have suffered from is feeling weak in the legs at any point in a fight.

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