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Iditarod

Cancer Survivors follow Diesel and Guinness in to Nome and end of Iditarod

March 14, 2012

Youngest ever Iditarod Winner   Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday evening, becoming the youngest musher to win the nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska. And the two cancer survivor mushers, DeeDee Jonrowe and Lance Mackey, are safely home – ahead of half the pack still waiting to finish this gruelling [...]

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Iditarod nearing Finish – Mushers hard on each others’ heels – No. 5

March 7, 2012

Post 5.  Nearing End                 This photo shows the Burled Arch at Nome. All the Iditarod racers are aiming for this arch spanning the finish – and only a few hours separate the top six contenders. In the lead is youngest Seavey in the race – Dallas, closely [...]

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Pink bootees race across Alaska in the Iditarod

March 6, 2012

Four thousand pink bootees in Iditarod   The old-timers who run sled dogs in Alaska couldn’t believe their eyes, when a sixteen-dog team thundered past all sporting pink bootees. Bootees – yes.  These dogs hate wearing them, but when running across trails that are iced-in at minus 40 – 50º, dogs’ paws would be cut [...]

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Cancer survivors race in world’s toughest race

March 4, 2012

Heading across Alaska         Led by Ray Redington Jr. (a famous family name in the Iditarod) the contestants are on their way in the 1,000 mile plus race across the snows. The 16-dog teams will encounter temperatures many degrees below freezing;  will have to boot  up (see picture above) which dogs dislike, [...]

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Yukon Quest

February 10, 2012

Cancer survivors love to prove themselves in this race   and mouth cancer survivor Lance Mackey ended up on the podium in third place – not bad after 1,000 miles of gruelling racing. Winner was veteran musher Hugh Neff, who produced the closest finish ever;  just 26 seconds separated him and Allen Moore, who must [...]

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World’s toughest race and cancer connections

February 3, 2012

Iditarod beaten by cancer survivors   If there is one thing cancer survivors learn – you have to be tough to beat the disease. And this stands them in good stead if it comes to taking part – and winning – the Iditarod dog sled race, run across a thousand miles of frozen Alaskan wastes [...]

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Fun project for kids with cancer who love dogs

January 22, 2012

Inspire kids!   Especially if they are doing projects in a Hospital School, or have adopted a cancer charity for a class project. And especially, especially if they have cancer, and are wondering if ever they will be able to finish with treatment and do anything extraordinary. The Iditarod Dog Sled Race takes place every [...]

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Hooked on dog sled racing? How to get going

March 26, 2011

Dog sledding is excellent exercise Here’s how to get going   Every weekend enthusiasts all over the world get out with their dogs – and if you are like 50% of my readers and live in Britain,  here is info about getting started here. But Beware! This article should come with a stark WARNING! Once you [...]

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How to burn 12,000 calories a day

March 18, 2011

Sorry – you have to be a sled dog racing in the Iditarod To do this run, these elite canine athletes burn up an incredible 12,000 calories a day, whilst they race across Alaska in the annual Iditarod dog sled dog race. Mind you , their mushers don’t do too badly – they probably burn around [...]

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Iditarod – facts behind the story of the Last Great Race on Earth

March 16, 2011

First native Alaskan to win Iditarod As he powered towards the famous buried arch finishing line at Nome, John Baker was cheered on by fellow Inupiats. They were delighted that at last a true native Alaskan had won the race, and their  drums welcomed him in to a deafening beat. And there was another cause for pride:  [...]

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