Pirena is postponed 15 days
Due to the lack of snow the organisation of Pirena has decided to put off the crossing two weeks. The white Route of the Pyrenees, then, will take place between the 3rd and the 17th February following the same itinerary. For full itinerary and more information visit www.pirena.com .
La Grande Odyssée 2007 Gets underway
Val Cenis Lanslebourg, The Haute-Maurienne Vanoise region of France has hosted the opening ceremony of “The Trophée La Grande Odyssée.” The race kicks off Saturday afternoon where mushers will race across the 220km long trail. An emotional ceremony took place on Friday evening in Lanslebourg to officially kick off this…
Ellis Wins Su Valley Championship
In the first championship sprint race of the season, Willow’s Egil Ellis won the open class. The 34th Susitna Valley Championship sled dog race held over January 6th and 7th saw Ellis finish with a total time of 60 minutes 30 seconds, just 42 seconds better than Seward’s Daryl Hollingsworth.Ellis…
Jeff King wins Knik 200 Sled Dog Race
Jeff King successfully defended his title Sunday in the Knik 200 Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Sled Dog Race.Four-time Iditarod champion King, also the winner of the 2006 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, crossed the finish line of the 200-mile race at 10:57 a.m. Sunday.Jon Little finished just three minutes behind…
VET CHECK: SEIZURES IN SLED DOGS
Also described as convulsions, epilepsy, or “fits,” the term seizure is used to describe any onset of involuntary, and usually recurring, episodes of loss of consciousness, deranged consciousness, loss of balance, increased voluntary muscle contractions or weakness. The first order of business in diagnosis of the cause of a seizure…
THE NORWAY WAY: A VISIT TO NORWAY
Continued from Mushing Magazine issue 113Per Olav and I took the dogs out for a training run, past herds of sheep, and more red cows for a half hour conditioning run. They are exuberant, fantastic dogs. Here we discussed the dilemma of Norway. Sprint racing is diminishing and distance mushing…
RUNNING THE COPPER BASIN 300 – “UMA AND ME”
Continued from Mushing Magazine Nov/Dec issue on page 39I didn’t know how much time I had lost. I figured it was about 3 hours, maybe more. Things began to feel kind of surreal. Not that it mattered to me then, but I think we were in about 22nd place when…
JUNIOR MUSHERS – DOG’GED JUNIOR MUSHERS
Featured in the Nov/Dec 2006 Issue: As far back as I can remember, I dreamed of dogs. My name is Sarah, and I am a 16-year-old junior musher with a team that consists entirely of Alaskan Collies. Although not a true breed, they are basically enthusiastic Border Collies who think…
JUNIOR MUSHERS – LITTLE SU 4-H CLUB – HOME of the ALASKA DOG MUSHING PROGRAM
Featured in the Sept/Oct 2006 IssueOn March 24, 2006 we were busy getting ready for our first snow camping trip. We loaded all of the dogs and started on our trip to Talkeetna where we planned to mush in to my family’s homestead. When we arrived in Talkeetna we met…
A look at using GPS for sled dog racing and training.
For some, the sport of mushing is a very traditional practice. In many ways, the way we travel over a snow covered trail is the same today as it was one hundred years ago. But as with just about anything these days, technology creeps into our daily lives to the…