Disclaimer: This race journal turned out a lot longer than I expected. I wanted to capture as many details as possible for my own benefit, so I don’t forget them as the race fades into memory. I thought about doing an abridged version for my blog, but that would take even [...]
I am back home now after successfully completing the 2009 Iditarod Trail Invitational race to McGrath. It was an incredible race, and I am still in slight disbelief that it played out the way that it did. Somehow I managed to finish, despite broken equipment, faulty race strategy, nagging injuries, and the worst [...]
I created a few threads on the Ultrasport Message Board to consolidate well wishes, taunts, news reports, etc on Cory. Feel free to chime in… Click on the link above, select either forum (The organizers created a 2009 race board, but then proceeded to keep the old 2008 board in their site links, so [...]
Got a call from Greg, a work friend of Cory’s. He wanted to let me know that he was flying his plane in the area of the race today, and spotted Cory at about 5:30pm (3-1/2 hours in). He called to let me know that Cory looked strong. A lot of the [...]
[disclaimer- Cory may be pissed I'm posting, but he can always delete this later] After yesterday’s snowstorm, today’s clear skies were a relief. I doubt any of the racers were excited to see several inches of soft snow arrive, but maybe the nice weather will bring out the snowmobilers and they’ll pack the trail. There wasn’t [...]
Okay, its finally time to stop typing and start skiing. Heavy snow yesterday will make for a slow first day (and maybe second day, and ….). Many people have asked how they can get updates during the race. I followed the race online last year, and I can tell you that updates are sporadic [...]