Ringo
I remember when Ringo was born, he came out bigger than the rest, vying for attention from that first day in a litter of seven,...
Erin Altemus
74-Year-Old Ultrarunner: “Age is Just Relative”
At 74, Hermantown resident Michael Koppy is hardly slowing down. In fact, with nine 200+ mile ultra-marathons completed in the last seven years, he seems...
500 Miles on the Iditarod Trail
The day before the race, I knew I was coming down with something. Wednesday had been vet checks and perhaps there was a bug flying...
Dog Blog: I’m Feeling Lucky
I left off my Dog Blog a month ago at a particularly unlucky time. Matt and Josh were on their way north mid-January with 20...
Packing Drop Bags for the Iditarod
One of the more complex pieces to plan for the Iditarod is what are called “drop bags,” which are re-supply bags sent ahead to each...
The Rookie Gets Ready
In early December, I made a 24-hour trip to Anchorage for the Iditarod rookie meeting. I and 16 other aspiring Iditarod mushers attended a one-day...
Feet, Meat and Beats
I know it’s cliché to say, but there is so much going through my head right now, I feel it is going to explode. Sometimes,...
Sign-up, Plan, Train, Train, Train
Over the past 12 or so years that we have raced sled dogs, I’ve been asked many times if we have thought about running “that...