CB300 Part 3: Meier’s to Sourdough
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
CB300 Part 2: Chisto to Meier’s
(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
CB300 Part 1: Start to Chisto
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
The Day after Tomorrow
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
How to Follow the CB300
It’s only TEN days til the Copper Basin! Are you ready? The race starts Saturday, January 12 at 10 am AK time. We’ll be posting a lot of content leading up to the race, and with the fantastic Human Team, … Read More
Solstice 50 Recap Athlete by Athlete
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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
The Human Team
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
77 & the Vet
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
The Walking Sled
In the course of mushing, there is an important rite of passage. I have already done this rite of passage. Luckily I can still count on one hand the number of times I’ve done it, and I don’t intend to … Read More
Work Party
So, here’s a favorite story of mine. It is highly immersed in and important to the Goggins-Troshynski narrative. Franky and I had been dating maybe 8 months. I’m calling Mari, Franky because that is how they introduced themselves to me in the alternate universe … Read More