Tuesday, 02 February 2021 / Published in Uncategorized

2020/2021 Season

“Don’t stop dreaming just because you had a nightmare.” Some days it’s hard to remember that the bigger picture and the long game are more important than what’s in the now, and this is definitely one of them. Days like these I have to remind myself that this is one of the things that this
Wednesday, 02 September 2020 / Published in Uncategorized

2020 Race to the Sky Recap

Writing this blog post is a landmark, because it’s the first mid distance race I’ve run that I actually enjoyed and had fun running. See, dog mushing is a peculiar sport, and an even more peculiar addiction. Half the time it’s absolutely miserable (if I’m completely honest it’s probably more than half the time), but
Monday, 03 February 2020 / Published in Uncategorized

Idaho Sled Dog Challenge Recap – Feb. 2 2020

Arriving at the parking lot of the Little Ski Hill, fog coated the mountain. All morning my pre race nerves had been hitting me. I didn’t want to eat, I was exhausted from little sleep the night before, and I thought I was going to vomit behind my trailer. I was desperately trying to remind
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 / Published in Uncategorized

And So It Begins – RMTC 2020

And so it begins. We left home this morning headed for the 8-dog Rocky Mountain Triple Crown; A series of three back to back 100 mile races. It starts with the Eagle Cap Extreme in Joseph, Oregon and then heads to McCall, Idaho for the start of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge. After Idaho we
Monday, 11 March 2019 / Published in Uncategorized

‘Dog Mushing is a Next Year Sport’

I’m afraid that I have some very unfortunate news regarding Race to the Sky. Very late Tuesday night I went out to do a night check in the dog yard. I had been up late sorting gear for the race and was about ready to drop on my feet. I went around to the dogs
Monday, 11 March 2019 / Published in Uncategorized

Stage Stop Recap

I’ll be the first to admit that going into Stage Stop, I was not confident that I would enjoy it. I definitely err more on the side of enjoying alone time on the trail. The mid-distance races I’ve started running with my team allow for more space between mushers on the trail, and when you
Monday, 05 November 2018 / Published in Uncategorized

The Aftermath

Every time I go to type this blog post, I can’t make myself finish it. I realize that may be hard to understand. When you go through an intense experience like I did with my team, you change. I can say with confidence that I was a completely different person when I crossed the 2018
Wednesday, 25 April 2018 / Published in Uncategorized

2018 Junior Iditarod

The morning of the race was awful. I didn’t want to get out of bed. I didn’t want to get in the truck. I didn’t want to eat either, but my mom forced me to choke down some oatmeal on the way to the start. There was nothing in me that wanted to get to
Wednesday, 25 April 2018 / Published in Uncategorized

Jr. Race to the Sky

I think by your second mid-distance race the realization is there that the romance covers up for reality. Not to be negative about it at all, it’s just the truth. When you set out on your first adventure, you have no idea what you’re about to face, or you don’t understand it. But the next
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 / Published in Uncategorized

Eagle Cap Extreme ~ Part 1

To put the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race into words, seems impossible, but now almost a month after my first 100 mile race, I am, inevitably, on the way to my second 100 mile race, stuck in a parking lot with my truck leaking fluid, and have a chance to write about the incredible