Here are the race results from the Norma Rasmussen Memorial Race held on January 31st in Anchorage, AK at the Tozier Track on Tudor Road. Thanks to John and Bunny who donated half the prize money out of their own pocket for us!
The main team did great in the 8 dog class, we ended up in 1st place. Things were clicking well but some minor adjustments can be made before the next race, the Exxon. This makes two weekends in a row the 8 dog team takes 1st place.
The 6 dog team, which is comprised of dogs that are yearlings, dogs that are 1 year old, and dogs that are recovering from some type of injury did well. We were moving right along and had already made 2 passes. We were on the home stretch about 2 miles out and had the next team in sight. It was perfect timing for getting a chase into the finish where they might get a little tired. One of the young dogs in wheel tried to dip and it didn't go so well. Often when a dog dips they reach out and take a bite of snow from the side bank and come back to join the team. This is something that we don't want the dogs to do, they slow the momentum of the team as well as risk getting tangled. So this young dog dipped and did a terrible job. She stuck her head way out and ended up tripping and tumbling. A huge mess for one little dip. Some how her harness got stuck in the neckline snap of the other dog in wheel. I had to hook down, run up and untangle. Not a quick untangle with the harness stuck and lines twisted around legs. It was crazy how tangled things were. We got untangled and back on our way, but the team that we were chasing was out of site. Not sure how much time we lost on this. I am totally confident that this was a top 3 team. But that's how it goes with a dog race, any thing can happen to any one out there.
| 3-dog Recreational class - 4 miles | Dogs | Time | |
| 1 | Brian Bearss* | 4 | 20:23 |
| 4 Dog - 4 miles | |||
| 1 | Jen Sterling | 4 | 10:52 |
| 2 | Kim Wells | 4 | 11:05 |
| 3 | Kathy Barnhart | 4 | 11:17 |
| 4 | Evelyn Beeter | 4 | 11:41 |
| 5 | Debora Summers | 4 | 12:17 |
| 6 | Steve Cole | 4 | 12:20 |
| 7 | Fran Pekar | 4 | 12:47 |
| 8 | Debra Baines | 4 | 12:51 |
| 9 | Yvette O'Connors* | 4 | 20:54 |
| 6 Dog - 6 miles | |||
| 1 | Susan Anderson | 6 | 17:35 |
| 2 | Jen Sterling | 6 | 17:44 |
| 3 | Rick Cavens | 6 | 18:40 |
| 4 | Susan Cantor | 6 | 18:52 |
| 5 | Jennifer Probert | 6 | 18:54 |
| 6 | Debra Summers | 6 | 19:43 |
| 7 | Lois Rockcastle | 6 | 23:28 |
| 8 | Melissa Ghosh | 6 | 25:39 |
| 9 | Denise Saigh | 6 | 27:09 |
| 10 | Ron Adler | 6 | 27:36 |
| 11 | Kitty Wellman | 6 | 29:11 |
| 8 Dog - 8 miles | |||
| 1 | Jennifer Probert | 8 | 23:11 |
| 2 | Bev Stevens | 7 | 23:26 |
| 3 | Norman Hayashi | 8 | 24:02 |
| 4 | Brenda Burge | 8 | 24:04 |
| 5 | Jen Sterling | 8 | 24:09 |
| 6 | Evelyn Beeter | 8 | 27:11 |
| 7 | Kathy Barnhart | 7 | 28:24 |
*Due to a fence down two mushers went 6 miles.
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