Comments on: Remembering Goals

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:46:15 +0000

Yo dawg,
What’s you’re fave part of the Iditarod?
I love hearing all the stories coming from the trail. Gypsy

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:42:39 +0000

What is your favoriate part of being with dogs?
Since I am a dog, I like playing with my kennel mates much like you like playing with your human friends. But my favorite thing to do is to run on my family team. Gypsy

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:35:43 +0000

It’s very fun learning about the Iditarod!Can you really write?
Did you ever race in the Iditarod before?Well ruff,ruff!(Well good bye)
Hi, I’m glad you are having fun learning about the Iditarod. I type on a special keyboard. I also howl my story to my human and she helps me type. Gypsy

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:27:58 +0000

Hows it going? Guess what?! My musher is in 19th place. But sadly Lance Mackey won. He was obviesly not my musher.

Your new friend,
Lexi

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:25:09 +0000

Why can’t you carry a dog in a basket. why can’t you help others? Why can’t you take medicine. why do you have to let people pass?
Hi, just like in all sports, there are rules that have to be followed. The rules made to provide safety and fairness. Not everyone is going to agree with every rule but they must be followed by everyone. Gypsy

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:22:01 +0000

I am glad Lance Mackey won the iditarod 2 times in a row. He finshed with 11 dogs!!!!
WOW! My musher was Art Church Jr but he drop out.:( Whos is your Musher?

Sincerly,
John

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:32:55 +0000

the first person is in Nome. I’m still thinking the first person is NOT going to win,for some reason, but i don’t know why. Do you?

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:32:15 +0000

I can’t belive the 2008 Iditarod is coming to an end. I still think someone is in the begining.I’m I right or i’m I wrong. I think i’m right…..RIGHT.Sorry I went WILD. Well I think the 2008 Iditarod is going to to be the BEST EVER,don’t you? Well Zuma the 2008 Iditarod is almost to an end. Bye Zuma’see you later

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:31:37 +0000

Hey I love the story of goals, my musher is in 296th but she is meeting her own goal. Keep Rockin!
Paige
Hi Paige, thanks for reading and writing. I’m glad you understand that goals can be for something other than winning. Keep following your musher. Gypsy

By: Zuma

Zuma — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:30:12 +0000

Speaking of “goals”, I have to hand it to Blake and Jennifer Freking in this year’s race. First off, Siberian Huskies are s-l-o-o-w by 2008 doggy standards, but Jennifer and Blake run them anyway quite probably because they love them every bit as much as I do – though in that special Red Lantern sort of way

Secondly, Jennifer’s racing with a broken hand thanks to an incident in a previous race, and lastly – a snowmobile ran straight through her team as they camped out on the Yukon ice, killing her dog ‘Loren’ and doubtlessly doing a number on the morale of the both the Frekings and their dogs.

With all of that (and probably more we’re not privy to) – they kept their ‘goal’ of reaching the burled archway intact, and continue to soldier on in pursuit of that goal. Despite the ongoing modernization of the race into a high-tech, high stakes, professional sport — mushers like Freking will always be what the Iditarod’s about to me.

Andy Hill, Vancouver B.C.
Hi Andy, Jennifer Freking has certainly overcome unbelievable obstacles to reach her goal. The Siberian teams are in the middle of the pack. A full team of Siberians may never win the Iditarod, but that is not the goal the Siberian mushers have set for themselves. Thanks for writing. Gypsy