Picked the line up for the Paul Johnson 450
Elliot and I both wanted to keep on going while training for the race. We headed up towards old woman cabin and felt like going on all the way to Kaltag, the teams, the trail and the weather were so fine ……
After the run I realized that Elliot is in need of a hearing aid : I asked him which was the best dog in his team so I could make just one more adjustment, but he just seemed not to hear me, he wanted to keep them all ! Looks like we brought two good teams.
I'll be running a lot of the young dogs. Lindsey Vonn and Baloo will lead out my team. Rosie, Kikkan, Rock and Roll are some of the graduates from last years yearling graduates that Matt took to Nome.
Elliot will be entrusted with some of the most experienced dogs like Caribou, Angel and Lionel. Those racers have seen this trail at least twenty times between the three of them. He will also have a few young horses, literally, like Michael Phelps and Sean White. Fuji and Vesuvius will add some explosive power to his team.
We are super excited to head out on the trail wednesday!
The hospitality in this town is just superb. We feel at home at the Wilson family and hope to return the favors one day. (by Martin)
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