Glossary
The words of the race
Canicross, mushing and Canicompet terms, in one sentence each.
- Bikejoring
- A discipline where the dog pulls a mountain bike through a towline.
- Bib number
- Number worn by the participant, used to identify them at the start, the finish and in the results.
- Calendar-only race
- On Canicompet, a race shown on the map and calendar whose entries are taken elsewhere, on the organizer’s website.
- Canicross
- Running with a dog connected to the runner by an elastic towline, the dog pulling ahead.
- Canicross walking
- Brisk walking with a harnessed dog, using the same equipment as canicross.
- Canitrail
- Canicross on a trail course, longer and more technical, in natural terrain.
- Day licence
- A temporary licence valid for a single race, offered to non-members for a surcharge.
- Dog health sheet
- A document summarizing the identification and vaccinations of a team’s dogs, required by some races.
- Fees included / fees added
- On Canicompet, the organizer’s choice: the online payment service fee is deducted from their revenue (included) or paid on top by the competitor (added).
- Harness
- Pulling harness worn by the dog, designed to spread the pulling effort without hindering breathing.
- Heat (run)
- One of the runs of a race held in several parts (for example Saturday and Sunday); times are added up.
- Live results
- Results published during the race, as participants finish.
- Medical certificate
- A medical document confirming no contraindication to competitive sport, required by some races instead of a licence.
- Microchip
- A subcutaneous chip identifying the dog with a unique number, often required to enter.
- Musher
- A person who drives a team of sled dogs.
- Nordic dog
- A dog of a Nordic breed (husky, malamute, Greenland dog…). Some races have classes or rules specific to Nordic dogs.
- Overall ranking
- Ranking of all participants in a race by time, across all categories.
- Race (épreuve)
- On Canicompet, a specific race within an event (distance, discipline, category), with its price and entries.
- Relay
- A race run by a team whose members follow one another; the team time is the sum of the legs.
- Scootering
- A discipline where one or two dogs pull an off-road scooter.
- Skijoring
- Cross-country skiing pulled by one or two dogs attached to the skier’s belt.
- Sled dog racing
- A discipline where several harnessed dogs pull a rig (on dirt) or a sled (on snow), driven by a musher.
- Start list
- Order and start times of participants, with their bib numbers.
- Towline
- Elastic line connecting the dog’s harness to the runner’s belt, the bike or the scooter.
- Vaccination passport
- On Canicompet, all vaccinations recorded for a dog with their dates, checked by organizers.
- Waiting list
- Queue of competitors who registered after all places were taken; a freed place is offered in order.
- Wave start
- Participants start in successive groups rather than all together, to limit dog overtaking at the start.