Rookie Mushers

03/09/2009

2009: Meet Kim Darst: New Jersey Rookie Musher

By Herb Brambley, Finalist for 2010 Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail

New Jersey is a long, long way from Alaska, but that isn’t stopping Kim Darst from competing in the Iditarod Dog Sled Race, which is over 1000 miles…

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03/03/2009

Rookie Report: Kurt Reich

By Paula Medlin
Kurt Reich- Rookie Musher
I would like to introduce you to Kurt Reich, age 47, from Divide, Colorado.  He was born in Wisconsin and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee.    I think that is one reason we were…

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02/20/2009

Rookie Musher: Blake Matray: Part 2

Ten Questions with Iditarod Rookie Musher Blake Matray
By: Nikki Allen

With one month until the start of the 2009 Iditarod rookie musher Blake Matray is gearing up for the race. The final stages of training are being implemented and…

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02/16/2009

Meet the Rookie: Kim Darst

By Ellen Ogintz, NJ, 2008 Summer Camp Teacher
Whether up in the air in her helicopter or gliding through the snow with her team, Iditarod 2009 rookie Kim Darst has the dog mushing in her blood…and it all started with…

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02/16/2009

Meet the Rookies: Blake Matray

 By Nikki Allen, FL, 2008 Summer Camp Teacher
Forty-one year old Blake Matray is more than just your average Iditarod musher; he is also a military pilot who serves our country. Blake is originally from Darien, Illinois, and attended college…

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