I did my best to
contact all the mushers.
Time was against me
though. Mushers are a hard breed to get
hold of, they are either running dogs, getting food and supplies organized for
dogs, or are out earning money so they can turn it all back to their dogs!
I told you this
sport is ALL about the dogs didn't I?
Well I missed
speaking with three mushers. It does not
make them any less an important part of this race.
Sid Robinson I know
is also a local musher from La Ronge and has been running dogs for more than a
decade. He gave Earl a run for his money
at the last Canadian Challenge and I wonder if there are any new strategies to
see if this year he will work his way around getting past him. I have heard that Sid is a terrific story
teller and he fits right in with the likes of Gerry, Rick and Earl. Perhaps once the race is complete I'll be
able to get some tall tales from the trail this year.
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| Sid Photo Credit: Jim Williams |
Marcel Marin drove
here from Yellowknife with a list of many races under his runners. From running the Percy three times, the
Underdog 5 times, and the Yukon Quest in 2004 to name just a few. Marcel has run both the 8 and 12 dog here at
the Canadian Challenge and it's great to see him back again this year.
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| Marcel Photo Credit: Yukon News |
Josh Lichti is
currently living in Sexsmith Alberta and at 23 comes to us as a Rookie
musher here at the Canadian Challenge. He has entered the 12 dog and it
looks like he is hoping to make this a qualifying run so that he can one day
race in either the Iditarod or the Yukon Quest.
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| Josh Photo credit: from the Canadian Challenge Web page |
Good luck to ALL the
mushers as they quietly battle with pre-race nerves.
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