Day 1 results

So this is actually the morning of day 2. I didn`t have a chance to write yesterday.

Start order...
I drew 30 out of 33 mushers, so the race started at 1:30 and my start time was 2:30. Not good for the nerves.

The morning of day 1 ...
We woke up to find one of the dogs had somehow broke out of his kennel and ate about 6 inches of the best ptex (my runners) that we tested the day before. So that eliminates him for running and the ptex for racing. Greg had to do a emergency wax job before the race. And we get to closely monitor poop for the next couple of days.

Race time...
Finally I was parked at the start line and one of the teams came in and the musher was yelling and screaming...again, not good for the nerves. I guess he had trouble with the team in front of him and they just about squared up after the race. This ended in a team that should be in the top 3 is sitting in 27th place. Like they say it`s a race, anything can happen.

Any way I had a pretty bad day out there. One of my leaders decided that she didn`t need to run. We pluged along without her help then caught a team before the 1/2 way point. It was a long steady uphill climb, she chased good, but was completely done after we passed. It was warm and the snow was soft, but really I`ve never seen my team run like that...ever! Not what you want to have happen in anyrace, let alone the World Championships. Yeah, and like they say s. . . happens.

So we are sitting in 15th place out of 30 teams, 3 scratched. I am a min out of 7th place and a pretty good chunk out of the top 3. I will make some adjustments to the line up and only go with 5 dogs.


Today is another day...

I will just have to dust myself off and get back up and go for it again. (Something our Pres said yesterday) We`ll see what we can do for day time and work on moving up in the standings. At least it`s a 3 day race!

Wish me luck and I`ll keep you posted.

Jennifer