Episode 10: Ski Pole

It’s Iditarod time! A mere two years after I started this project, the next installment is in. We’re almost to the halfway point! In this episode I talk about where I rested (in the last episode the debate was between … Read More

Solstice Shawn!

Happy (Soon to be) Solstice from ATAO Kennel! Once upon a 2017 December Mr. Billy Tro ran ATAO’s first Solstice race with the kennel’s OG team of 7! Well kind of. Bonnie, Egret, Ophelia, Annie, Nala, and a friend’s pair … Read More

New

(Another update from Shawn!) The name of the game is leaning into new experiences. The purpose of the game is building self-confidence and expanding healthy identity.  Some of you may know now that I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder … Read More

Does anyone want this update?

Hello this is Shawn entering your email or social media feed, idk. I think Will had so many eloquent things to say when he came out with his ADHD diagnosis. Generally he’s a good writer and has a lot to … Read More

What is happening???

Oops I broke the site! Just part of the joys of running your whole darn operation. I’m working on it! Kind of like how you work on cleaning by first making a really big mess. I’m doing the really big … Read More

“Break”

Whew, what a year. When I elected to step back from Iditarod in 2022 (likely one of the best choices I made for myself and ATAO, with all the shenanigans that would be ensuing, unbeknownst to any of us), the … Read More

Episode 9: Green Person

Will and the team continue down the trail towards the halfway point of Iditarod, trying to determine if they should stay in Ophir along the way, or stick to the plan and camp further down the trail. Temperatures are dropping … Read More

Episode 8: Weight Limit

Will and the team forge on after their 24 hr layover in McGrath, heading for Ophir and then the halfway point of Iditarod, and into the cold Transcript coming soon Listen on Apple Podcasts • Transcript Coming Soon

The Long Year

When you have a goal– a massive, life goal– there is a before, and there is an after. People talk a lot about a sense of loss. Inigo Montoya after killing the six fingered man: “Is very strange. I have been … Read More

Heart & Hard Choices

I don’t so much have it in me to do the longwinded thing that I normally do. Today I emailed Iditarod and informed them I’d be withdrawing. We also sat down with the ATAO team here and made the decision … Read More

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