Kim is having a "moment" because one of the sports broadcasters on the local TV stations announced that the Iditarod was over because Lance Mackey won. Kim says that it is not over until the last musher is in Nome. It is not just about being the fastest and winning $69,000 and a new truck. The Iditarod is about having the guts to take a dog team across the wilderness of Alaska when it 20 below and the wind is blowing 40 miles an hour. It is about spending hundreds of hours preparing dogs and yourself for 1,100 plus mile/ multiple day trip. It is about always putting your team first. It is about setting a goal, making sacrifices, and enduring until the end. We need to celebrate the "Red Lantern" musher as much or more than the first guy.
With that being said, Kim is excited to see that Sebastian Schnuelle came in second. He is known for expectational dog care and willingness to help fellow mushers. If you get a chance also check-out Trent Herbst's sled. His fourth grade students built it out of hockey sticks.
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Coming from a girl who routinely finished races last, I can appreciate this sentiment. I was really hoping my musher would win. I've been cheering him for a whole, um, 10 days, I think. That's pretty good support, from the plains of Montana!
NOW is the Iditarod over?
Just checking.
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