10 Races to Run With Your Dog

If your running budy would like to get into racing too, active.com has a list of races where you can bring your dog and share your fun! Read the list of events after the jump, but make sure to head to the original post for details and on-line sign-up (check out the comments section too, as there are a few more races suggested by readers).

• Dog Run Dog 10K/5K – Nationwide-
• PrairieFest 5K and One-Mile Dog Jog – Oswego, Illinois -
• The Fast & The Furriest 10K Race & 1-Mile Dog Walk – Rochester, New York -
• Run Walk Bark 5K Race/1K Dog Walk – Dunwoody, Georgia -
• Paws for Cause 5K, 5K Dog Run/Walk & 1K Kids Fun Run – Fountain Valley, California -
• Dog Days of Summer – West Grove, Pennsylvania -
• Athens Run for the Dogs – Athens, Georgia-
• The Atlanta Dog Jog – Atlanta, Georgia -
• Race for Hope 5K and Mutt Strut – Lakeville, Connecticut -
• The Kreger Farm Barn Raising 5K Run, Walk & Strut Your Mutt – Franklin, Michigan -

Here’s and extra race not on the original article. If you have a race specially designed to run with your dog and would like to see it listed here, just leave a comment.

• Hounds And Harriers Run: Run on a mixture of paved and unpaved park trails and quiet residential streets in South Street Recreation Area of Loantaka Park in Morris Township

• Run for the Paws: Naples, FL – To benefit the Humane Society Naples

• Purdue Monumental 5K Dog Jog & 15K Race: Purdue University will hold its second annual Purdue Monumental 5K Dog Jog & 15K Race in October 2nd, 2010 at 9AM, West Lafayette, IN. Check the race website for more information. West Lafayette in early October has a nice temperature.
  Bring your furred running mate or just another 2-legged runner to this race. Cost is $20 for th e5K and $25 for the 15K. Registration cost includes a T-shirt.

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