Archive for February, 2011

Last Run Before Heading to AK Perfect!

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Ran 30+ miles this a.m. at  -15 degrees with perfect trail; only 550 ft. of climbing when every run is usually   3,000 to 6,500 ft. This may be it for posts for a while but you can follow us on the Iditarod website. Thanks to everyone who’s supporting us; we’ll do our… »

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Last Long Run in Bottomless Trail- Dogs Super Tough! 2/20/2011

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Just did our last long run after a 6-8″ dump of snow over to gold Creek and back, which is only 57 miles but has 5500 ft. of climbing in it with a trail sune put in twice but to little or no avail. The run took 71/2 hrs. but the dogs looked like they… »

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Hawaiin Shirt Weather but still Training Continues 2/15/2011

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

It’s been in the 50s’ and low 60s’ but we’ve managed to get some runs in; not ideal humanly speaking, but getting the job done. The dogs will definitely be prepared for random weather and run schedule. Took a run from White Tail Ranch near Ovando to Seeley Lake; not only did the dogs handle… »

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Dogs Run Tough in The Rain!

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

On Friday instead of an overnight in the rain, we opted for a long run in the rain which was almost as fun. after a few days of -30 weather, it warmed to the mid-thirties and drizzled rain all day as we slugged out a 63 mile training run. Sune and Lindsay swapped off driving… »

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