February: "Im in Alaska, about 100 miles north of Anchorage in the bush. The snow is 5 1/2 feet deep, but slightly north of here the snow goes up to about 14 feet. It's an amazing amount of snow."
Training for the first day: The Iditarod officially begins the first Saturday in March-on March 5. Ive been in training so far. ive run the dogs about 700 miles, but i would love to have run 2000. Ive got 31 days now until the race and only 22 of those um going to be able to run. If the dogs catch the flu or get any injuries i cant finish training the dogs and get the miles on them that i need.
A typical morning: A typical day is like this morning. i got up about 6:00 AM. It was 46 below outside. the dogs have houses to sleep in and straw beds. i go out at about 6:30 and give them a warm breakfast. I examine each dogs feet to make sure they are good for running. at 10:00 i go out and start picking the dog team im going to run that day. I get a toyota pickup with no motor and pull that with 20 dogs up to 80-100 miles a day. That is not all of what he does on a typical morning either that is just a summary! That is crazy how much he does to train!
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