A view of the world from the eyes of a
human being...
Reporting in from the 2008 Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska, where our
very own reporter calls home, we welcome Robin Rosay.
Iditarod Update #17
Lance Mackey and his team of 11 dogs crossed under the burled arch in
Nome this morning at 2:46 a.m. From start to finish, this was the race
that Lance had to work the hardest to win. To claim victory he had to
play nurse, caregiver, coach, strategist, athlete and dog driver.
Though he averaged 4.8 miles per hour in the last 22 miles of the race,
Lance was still able to add 22 minutes to the 57 minute lead he had on
Jeff King coming out of White Mountain.
It took a minor miracle for Lance to even get the 57 minute jump on
Jeff. That happened in Elim, where Lance pretended to bed the dogs
down, even going so far as to fire up his cook stove to look like he was
settling into the checkpoint. Not a normal coffee drinker, Lance had a
couple cups and was wired. He and Jeff both laid down to take a quick
nap. In a post-race interview Lance said he laid there and jittered for
about fifteen minutes until he heard Jeff snore, then he was up and out
the door. He was hoping for just a 30 minute lead, but was rewarded
with almost an hour.
Lance made some big money with this giant check for $69,000 from Wells Fargo Bank.
Lance and race leaders Larry (left) and Hansom (right) pose in front of
their new Dodge truck courtesy
of Anchorage Chrysler Dodge.
Lance and Hansom share a moment of love and gratitude in the winner's
circle in Nome.
The clock says I have to get on with the rest of my normal pre-work
activities, but I promise, there will be at least a few more reports on
the way.
Robin
Sledding anyone?
(Photos courtesy of Robin Rosay.)
Who are these 2 teams from the Afterburners Flyball Club in Ottawa,
Ontario -- Formula 1 and Pit Crew? Find out here.
What is Flyball? Find out more about this interesting sport by clicking here.
A view of the world from the eyes of Robin Rosay continues on the
next page...
(Copyright,
2008. Used with permission from Robin Rosay.)
Keep an eye open for different topics of interest such as: profiles on
people and their dogs, to name but a few interesting topics...Also, have a look at what Rita Susanto and "Justin" have been up to these
days.
Why not be part of "out and about" and send in your canine
companion's accomplishments to us. To do so, please send us a brief description of how you
both did in the event(s) along with the location(s) you and your canine were both in to: NK Concepts - Dog Supply Training Specialist.
