12/02/2024
Goose Bay 160! 🐕🐕🐕
Fun race, close to home with the best atmosphere where the volunteers and competitors are all your friends❤️ What a good race. 🐾🐾🐾
Sam finished in 2nd place. He took a little detour this morning going on the wrong trail towards Deshka but got back on the trail and then worked hard to catch up to the speedy Sled Dog Systems Racing team run by Dakota. Sam says he’s tired after running up most of the hills. This course has a lot of hills! So proud of Sam who finished with his whole team looking bright and with the same leaders: Missy and Sally who finished the kusko 300 with me!
Sam had a exciting race after he hit a stump pretty hard in the first 5 miles of the race, broke the bridle for his sled ( where the main dog lines attach to the sled) and had to rely on his hooks catching to stop the team. He did his Sam thing and MacGyvered the sled to make the course. Good thing we love our sled makers and they just happened to place 3rd place and will help us repair the sled in the coming days. Good job Sam our most recent Iditarod qualified musher!💪
Mary ran another exceptional race earning her another Iditarod qualifier! Not to be outdone by Sam, Mary also wanted to add a few miles to her run. Hahaha just kidding. But she also found the detour and her and the team added a few more miles before getting back on the trail and I am sure they kept smiling despite the hiccup. Wahoo! Go Mary, we have loved having her train and race with us this winter. The day before the race Mary also assisted me with an abdominal exploratory surgery! Wow, it been a busy week. Mary ran a smooth race and also finished with her whole team running Cleo and Radar to the finish in lead. It’s also worth noting Bug and Lindy finished making this their first dograce! These youngsters ran across the finish line barking!🎉big thanks to Turning Heads Kennel for letting Mary borrow Lexi and Shak!
Biggest thanks to the Tug Bar for hosting this event and feeding our mushers as well as the superb vets, vet techs and volunteers. This race is just fun to be around! Also to Tj and Dana for your help at the start!🐾
Also could not have accomplished the weekend without the help of our longest supporters:Mom Klejka, Sam’s parents, Mike ( Jessica and Sam’s kindergarten PE teacher) and Cathy Lucas.❤️
Now it’s time to prep for our next race: The Iditarod 🙌
Jessica