Discussion: Presto!

Thanks so much for taking Presto out (and after running the long at West Point, too!)! You probably run at about Presto's stall pace, i.e., where he switches from trotting to cantering. Congrats! Presto almost has to run to keep up with you :-).

No problem; I enjoyed running with him. I think at first, we were feeling our respective paces out, and I did vary my pace considerably during the run. It was only during strides that I was able to get him into a run. He also seemed enjoyed the prospect of catching the rabbits near the Harvard boathouse.

The idea that Presto has some range of "stall speed" such that he will crash if brought into that range is really funny, especially given how fluid and easy his motion usually is.