Drinking and Training

Day 18 September 18, 2010
Running the Mid Distance Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Team Buzzsaw / Stewart Taylor Printing

OK. Let's get it out on the table right now. Who has more fun than humans? Especially when there is drinking and a wrestling ring involved. Moira's Birthday last night and we ended up at a bon fire with good friends who have a full size ring in the garage.....you can't make this stuff up (thanks Keith). I ended up in the ring wit a cape and a mask on! Even then, I thought about not getting hurt so that I could still run the race. This has taken over most of my daily thoughts as I find myself thinking what it is going to be like in the middle of the night running the dogs up past my shack in Finland..... I ran 2 miles before going out and then began to pollute my body with beer and whiskey......I believe that that will have to slow way down as we get closer to January. I felt good running yesterday, like I am over the hump and back in some kind of "shape". I ran the dogs 5 loops today. One with John and 4 by myself. I learned a huge lesson today. Never let the dogs stop on their own. John is a great trainer, he understand these animals as good as anyone. Lance Mackay, winner of the past 4 Iditarods, is using Stetson's dogs this year and loves their speed and attitude. Again, I am lucky to be with Stetson. Today's run will be the routine until we start doing road work....... once our trail is so bad we just can't use it anymore. Sponsorships are starting to take place. Out There Advertising is creating a brochure that will entice pledges from bigger corporations down to the neighbor who wants to help. I believe this activity is going to ignite interest in the community and get more people to participate one way or the other in the Beargrease.