I'm just sad. I don't want the ITC to turn Iditarod into Everest.
Yes, it's a race. Yes, you want to challenge your limits. But it shouldn't be an attempt at the fastest factory line to Nome. That's not the spirit. And it'll only encourage mushers to push their bodies & dogs too far. #UglyDogs
Yes, it's a race. Yes, you want to challenge your limits. But it shouldn't be an attempt at the fastest factory line to Nome. That's not the spirit. And it'll only encourage mushers to push their bodies & dogs too far. #UglyDogs
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(Also all runners know the cutoff going in. It's not a surprise if they're pulled mid-race.)
Gutless.
They all enter it for myriad reasons. To test their endurance. To bond with their dogs and nature. To consider their place among humans and the planet.
None of them do it only because they want to win.