Archive for January, 2011

Drop Bags for Iditarod Sent! First 70 mile run Flawless!!

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

In to Helena yesterday to get drop bags  to reefer truck to Seattle for barge to Anchorage and beyond. 1,100 lbs. of dog food as well as several hundred lbs. of related human food and gear to 22 checkpoints along the trail. Completed 2 really tough runs last week;  60 and 70 milers with over… »

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Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Made it to Montana in time to get 2 runs in before the Flathead Sleddog Days Race, which went well considering there were mostly sprint teams racing. took 2 days off and ran a 30, 50, and a 40 mile runs mostly in the rain. It’s warmed up to the point where we can’t run… »

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Off To Montana!!

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Just did our last run at turquoise lake in -15 temps and a slight storm. We split the dogs in to 3 teams: Lindsay ran a 10-dog team, Linda an 11- dog team which Sune drove for the second lap , and I ran 13, which turned in to a 12-dog team as I had… »

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