I love this rug and decided to buy the matching runner too. Did hate having to cut the mat to fit since it did not come in the right size and I will have to do the same thing with the runner mat. Hard for a 70 year old female to trim thick pads. I called to ask about the pad size and was told that was the correct size for the 9 x 12 rug but it definitely was not and had to be cut width and length to fit. The website even states pad should be smaller.