Next year’s Iditarod may be nine months away, but officials have already begun preparing the trail for the Last Great Race. The Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance, a non-profit body which commemorates major routes across America, is to spend $27,000 (£18,000) on improving a stretch of the 1,000-mile-plus course, reports the Anchorage Daily News. It is [...]
Iditarod documentary ‘will be simple and uplifting’
June 24th, 2010A filmmaker making a documentary about the Iditarod has said it will be simple and uplifting. Eppo Eerkes told the Calgary Herald that Cool Mushing will follow the journey of the first Jamaican to enter the race, presumably referring to Newton Marshall. The director is working on the movie with songwriter and producer Jimmy Buffett. [...]
‘Unique’ event will mix canicross with canine swimming
June 23rd, 2010Canicross competitors whose dogs love swimming have been invited to take part in an upcoming race. Described by the Canicross Trailrunners as a "totally unique event", the Canine Aquathon is due to place in Eastleigh on September 27th 2010. The event, which comprises a 50-metre swim across a lake followed by a 5km canicross run, [...]
New sled dog rules ‘need to be guided by experts’
June 22nd, 2010Officials who have proposed changes to sled dog laws in Colorado must educate themselves about the differences between the animals and the average family pet. Writing for the Examiner national, dog sledding expert Robert Forto argued the proposals are "not well thought out". Under the changes, sled dogs would be required to be given at [...]
New Iditarod book ‘is vivid and compelling’
June 22nd, 2010Mushing fans hoping to learn a little more about the Iditarod may wish to have a read of a new book all about the Last Great Race. Newspaper columnist and author Craig Medred’s new tome Graveyard of Dreams steers clear of the popular stories about the frontrunners and instead tells the tales of the event’s [...]