Is Team Clarke going to Run Iditarod 2011? We’d Sure Like to and Here’s Why!
We’d like to run 2011 Iditarod to fulfill the goal of a 10 1/2 day finish or top 30; which ever comes first . Also, I learned a lot of valuable lessons that would really help in putting together and running a faster Iditarod. Additionally, we’ll have a really strong core of veterans in Thelma, Walter, Taj, Cash, Louise, Geyser, Starbuck, Froggie, Ellie, Ollie, andPeak. We’ll probably spay or neuter several dogs that will help them keep weight on and perform better during the race. Several of these dogs have finished 2 or more Iditarods, Thelma’s finished 4!!! We have several litter mates of Starbuck who ran the 100 and 200 mile races this past year and will be prime age for Iditarod. We also have several prime age dogs out of Jetta/Woodrow, who are out of 2 great leaders and 2 very tough Alaska village dogs that ran the 100 and 200 milers too. I’ve got a lot better handle on a feed and run/rest schedule for a sub-eleven day race if we have smooth run.
With the help of Dan MacEachen, who lets us try a couple of his best dogs,(Dan has a tour kennel business and raises top quality, Iditarod type dogs; 100+ to choose from.) we’ll be able to start training next fall with atleast 30 serious contenders for the team.
Let us know if you’d like to help us run Iditarod 2011. Thanks, Lach and Linda