We're down to three days until the 42nd running of The Last Great Race. Here's the thread from last year.
Unfortunately there's already bad news. Dogman2's brother Matt won't be running this time around after withdrawing due to a broken foot.
What a bummer. Matt had been training 24 dogs this winter for what would have been his 5th Iditarod.
That means I'll be throwing 100% of my rooting interest behind Travis Beals, who married a Falmouth MA girl (her parents still live in town) with whom he operates a kennel. Travis also ran a big chunk of last year's race with Matt as a travel partner.
MUSH!!!!!
Unfortunately there's already bad news. Dogman2's brother Matt won't be running this time around after withdrawing due to a broken foot.
This week Danny Seavey, son of two-time champion Mitch and brother of 2012 champion Dallas, announced he would be on the trail this season. Danny Seavey is filling in for Matt Giblin, who traditionally races Mitch Seavey's puppy team. In a Facebook post, Danny Seavey said he got the call Saturday night that Giblin had broken his foot and was forced to withdraw. The race allows mushers to substitute a dog driver due to medical emergency. With the puppy team a crucial part of Mitch Seavey's program and the list of potential dog drivers short, Danny Seavey agreed to take the team to Nome. Danny Seavey has raced the Iditarod twice -- in 2001 and 2006 -- although this will be his first time on race runners since 2011. It's not the first time a slew of Seaveys has entered the Iditarod; Mitch and Dallas were joined by Dan Seavey, father of Mitch, in 2012.
What a bummer. Matt had been training 24 dogs this winter for what would have been his 5th Iditarod.
That means I'll be throwing 100% of my rooting interest behind Travis Beals, who married a Falmouth MA girl (her parents still live in town) with whom he operates a kennel. Travis also ran a big chunk of last year's race with Matt as a travel partner.
MUSH!!!!!