Part 1: Start to Chisto Part 2: Chisto to Meier’s Part 3: Meier’s to Sourdough Part 4: Sourdough to Point Lodge While Iditarod begins its final chapter, it’s time for me to write about the last leg of the Copper … Read More
Part 1: Start to Chisto Part 2: Chisto to Meier’s Part 3: Meier’s to Sourdough We traveled on the river for only a few hundred yards before we jumped up into a wooded trail. This section of the race would … Read More
Part 1: Gakona to Chisto Part 2: Chisto to Meier’s We left Meier’s lake in the beautiful afternoon sun. I was not wearing my bibs or my parka. I knew I had a big climb to conquer right away, and … Read More
(Read part 1 of the race recap here to catch up) We set off into a lonely night. When I’ve run the Copper Basin before, I’ve been competing and aiming for minimum rest, which meant I’d be running with teams … Read More
We took off from the Gakona start line just in time. The mercury was rumored to be around -20, and predicted to be much colder out on parts of the trail. At the musher’s meeting we’d been told to expect … Read More
Welp– This is it. We’re finally here. It’s hard to believe after the weeks of training, angsting, and loving on dogs, that the Copper Basin starts this Saturday. We never would have gotten even close to this start line if … Read More
If you are a patron, you may have seen the Solstice 50 Recap I did that talks about the prep, the trails, the reflection of last year’s race, and more! If you haven’t seen it yet you can find it … Read More
There’s no way we could accomplish any race without an amazing human crew. The Copper Basin takes an especially dedicated crew. For some sled dog races, you send the musher and team off, and see them at the end. For … Read More
Yesterday, the team and I conquered a really big milestone… We did a 75 mile run! In fact, we did a 77 mile run. Our scheduled 75 mile run was thwarted by me losing the team. I’ve been taking Wednesdays … Read More
I’m taking a mental health break from social media! You’ll see posts from me there, but I am not intaking anything from those platforms– And as we lead up to the race, I’ll be posting a lot more from here. … Read More