I was a wimp and only used 8 dogs though.
10 dogs ( well 8) - 10 miles - 3 days - a different trail every day
Day 1 - Friday the 13th!!!
They ran all the teams up to the start line with the assistance of snowmachines. Because of the rain a few weeks earlier the holding area and the start line were covered in a thick layer of ice, hard to hook down. They attach with a quick release and they have someone at the starting line to pull the quick release at the count down.
5,4,3,2,1 go, go, go go... everyone let go of the team and the quick release was stuck. Buddy came to the rescue with a knife and cut the line. So off I went 28 seconds after the countdown with the quick release still attached. The club adjusted my time, even without us requesting it.
During the race I hooked down and changed out leaders. I'm trying not to make a habit out of this, but I felt that it was the best thing to do under the circumstances. So there I was changing leaders in the middle of the race. I guess things needed to be a little exciting for Friday the 13th.
Day 2 -
I had a better day. I didn't have to hook down and eveyone performed good. We were making good time and in the shoot on the final stretch one of my swing dogs decided to stop and poop. The two dogs behind got tangled and the leaders thought that we were done. So we lost a little time right there at the end.
I finished in 2nd place for day time. I was only 7 seconds behind Egil Ellis! They pay day money so I figure he took a $50.00 poop... oh well, that's what racing is all about! I moved up to 5th place overall.
Day 3 -
Another good day. The temp was about 30 - 40 above all weekend so the dogs were hot. I was a little worried about the "inner loop" that was the trail that we were taking on day 3. Turns out it wasn't that bad. I'm just glad it wasn't icy.
We finished in 2nd place again for day time. 11 seconds behind Egil Ellis for day time.
Egil 1st place
Lena Glad and Christian Taveau - tied for 2nd place
Me - 11 seconds behind Lena and Christian
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