Training Log
Activeion Used by Iditarod for All Vet Checks!! Adopt an Iditarod Veteran!
Our lead sponsor, Activeion, inventors and manufacturers of a device that ionizes pure water in to a powerful cleaning/disinfecting agent, provided the ITC (Iditarod Trail Committee),with several Ionators with which to clean/disinfect all the exam tables at HQ where each team had approximently 20 dogs checked. Check out their website, Activeion.com. They make a home… »
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,… »
Team Clarke Finishes Its’ 4rth Iditarod in 46 th Place
Not exactly the finish I was hoping for but, an Iditarod fiinish still beats a scratch! Ok, here’s a brief (ha, ha ), synopsis of our race. Started with Thelma and Ollie in lead; it’s always nice to have veterans up front for the start that aren’t your fastest leaders but solid and reliable. Here’s… »
Hello from Montana!
Sorry it has been so long since we updated our website - we don’t have internet at the cabin in Montana and get into town occasionally. Things are going well in Montana, with 2 races behind us in prep for the Iditarod. Getting here is another story, with the the back tires of… »
Training Log 12/15/09
Talk about being caught,” between a rock and a hard place!” OK, we had a good snow, then a weeks’ worth of 40-50 mph. winds. Well it rearranged and drifted all the snow so it’s bare in some spots and waist deep in others; you can’t train on a 4-wheeler and there’s still not enough… »
Training Log 12/2/09
The team continues to get stronger and faster. 3:00 a.m. comes early for us as we have to get out and back before it heats up; it went from 18 degrees to 50 by 11:00 a.m.Yesterday we ran 30 miles at a 9.5 mph pace; that’s just over a 6-minute mile pace; perfect for our… »
Training Log 11/29/09
Bumped training runs up to 30 miles, but with very little snow left from the storm in late October we’re having a challenge keeping the dogs’ feet intact. Though we’re training on dirt/gravel roads, when it freezes, it’s like running on sandpaper; now imagine doing that bare-footed. We’re putting booties on almost half of the… »
Team Clarke Race Schedule 2009-2010
For all of our loyal supporters , I thought I’d give you our race season schedule, dates, and website to follow them on.
1/8-1/9 2010- Flatheadsleddogdays.com- 2 back to back 50 milers; a great way to start. We’ll have 2- 12 dog teams running.
1/15- 1/17 2010-Seeleylakedograces.com- a nice 200 miler for any new dogs to learn… »
Training Log 11/9/09
Lach- Upped the mileage to 20 and the dogs continue to get faster and tougher. Last run was in 30+ degree weather which they need to be able to handle as I’ve run in to days on the Iditarod of 48+ degrees!! By then the dogs are at a weight that makes running in that… »
EPIC CONDITIONS 10/28/09
We were up this morning at 4:30 a.m. for a 14 mile run. Sunday 5 dogs went to Krabloonik for the season; so grateful that Dan MacEachen allows us to try out some of his best atheletes. Brought 2 back to try out for the team: Linda and Alison run a 16-dog team; myself ,… »