2006 LIMITED NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Reprinted from Sled Dog Sports Magazine, April 2006It is not supposed to be this cold in the middle of March in Fairbanks. The thermometer was stuck at 30 below zero the morning of the first race, so we turned to the scientific method of determining temperature by throwing a cup…
2006 EAGLE RIVER CLASSIC: HOW I GOT RUN OVER BY A DOG TEAM!
On January 21st and 22nd the 2006 Eagle River Classic Sled Dog Race in Chugiak, Alaska was held and I was really looking forward to this event. We hadn’t had very good training conditions in Seward this winter and leading up to the race we were still using the ATV…
FINISHING STRONG: THE COASTAL STRATEGY OF THE SMYTH BROTHERS
©2006 Sled Dog Sports Magazine, originally published in the April 2006 issue.For those that run the Iditarod we all know that the last stretch from Unalakleet to Nome is gut check time. There’s strong winds, the wide-open monotony of Norton Sound and Golovin Bay, the steep climb up and over…
EGIL VS. BUDDY: THE BATTLE FOR THE 2006 OPEN CLASS CROWN
Attla 8 wins…Ellis 7 wins…Lombard 5 wins… History is Happening all the Time. Anticipation, expectations and excitement were high for the start of the 2006 GCI Open North American Championships. There is something about this race that brings out the best in our sport year after year. Is it the…