Three-time Iditarod winner Lance Mackey is warming up for next year’s event at another race in Alaska this week.
Mackey is among the field at the Gin Gin 200, a 200-mile race which kicked off on December 28th 2009.
Organisers told the Anchorage Daily News the event is being played out on a difficult course this year.
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Lance Mackey warms up for Iditarod on ‘difficult’ Gin Gin 200 course
December 30th, 2009Iditarod qualifying race ’still on despite setback’
December 24th, 2009An Iditarod qualifying race will go on despite the death of organiser Bruce Braden.
The Knik 200, set to take place in Alaska on January 2nd and 3rd 2010, will still go ahead, despite Braden perishing in a house fire, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Often used as a training exercise for Iditarod, the race is usually [...]
Could taking up canicross be a great way to get fit in 2010?
December 23rd, 2009A lifestyle publication has suggested taking up running could be a great way to get fit in the new year – a tip that could be taken a stage further by getting involved in canicross.
Deputy features editor at Zest Elin Tough predicted Britons will be getting in shape in parks and green spaces rather than [...]
SHCGB sled dog racers meeting in Yately Heath Wood this weekend
December 23rd, 2009Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain (SHCGB) members are gearing up for a Christmas meeting this weekend (December 27th 2009).
The Yately Heath Wood event will see six classes of race held, including a junior course.
Organisers are promising the race will be the "most fun" mushers will have had all season.
It is set to be held [...]
Iditarod qualifying race ‘is a labour of love’
December 22nd, 2009Sled dog racers who compete in events such as the Iditarod and Yukon Quest do it because they love the sport, rather than for any financial gain.
This is according to Gill Gracie, the president of the Canadian Challenge, a qualifying race for the aforementioned events, which takes place between February 10th and 14th 2010.
She told [...]