Simon and Shanay.

Simon is a soldier in the British Army and is currently employed as a Training Analyst designing courses for Vehicle Mechanics, so that they can repair the new vehicles that the Army are working with. He is accompanied on his canicross escapades with Shanay (pictured) and also with Tsula, the young upstart. Depending on the run, he will run with one or both of them.Running with 2 dogs can be exhilarating and also scary, but always rewarding.

Cushla and Takoda.

Cushla works full time at the Devizes School, Devizes, Wiltshire, but her talents don't stop there, as she is also a 'Puppy School' tutor, helping new puppy owners and their puppies learn training and socialisation skills for life.

Accompanying Cushla is Kriserliz Satans Angel, aka Takoda, aka Koda.  He is a 6 years young unguided missile when let loose, and a tree sniffer when initially on the lead, but a fabulous canicrosser and once he has caught up with the local gossip, he will run on and on and on and on.

Nicky Hutchison introduced the sport of Canicross to the UK in 2001 and, with musher Matt Hammersley, originally founded Canicross UK to offer dedicated dog running races and to promote the sport. Nicky has a pack of 8 Siberian Huskies who she has trained to mush, canicross and to do fun agility. When not canicrossing around the Forest of Dean where she lives, Nicky (AKA Weirdwolf) works as a dog behaviourist and for several years has run puppy training classes for Gwen Bailey's Puppy School as well as adult classes and 'obility' (a mixture of obedience and agility). More recently Nicky set up Canicross Trailrunners with Cushla and Simon Lamen to concentrate on more extreme long-distance canicross adventures - much to the delight of her dogs. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and strongly believes that doing training and activities like canicross on a regular basis can engage dogs mentally as well as physically and so help prevent many problem behaviours developing. Nicky is currently studying for a qualification in Canine Massage with the aim of learning about how the therapy can help prevent injuries, promote healing and enhance

performance in working and active dogs.