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Comments on: Yukon Quest 2013 – Day 4 https://whynow.dumka.us/2013/02/05/yukon-quest-2013-day-4/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2013/02/05/yukon-quest-2013-day-4/comment-page-1/#comment-61819 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:01:45 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=28356#comment-61819 It’s probably heat related, because his place is outside of Fairbanks and they have had a fairly normal sub-zero winter this year. The race started in the 20s and stayed there for the first two days.

After the drive from Fairbanks to Whitehorse in the truck, the puppies were ready to run, and it is hard to hold back young dogs. He is missing almost all of the senior dogs that kept the team focused and responsive. He had problems last year, too. Rebuilding from scratch isn’t easy when you are used to having a team that could anticipate your moves and respond immediately.

There were a lot of individual dogs dropped early, and I am assuming that it was the result of the heat. The dogs don’t want to eat like they should, and their energy falls off quickly.

It us finally getting cold, so things should improve. The leaders have been running at night and resting during the day to reduce the heat problems.

]]> By: JuanitaM https://whynow.dumka.us/2013/02/05/yukon-quest-2013-day-4/comment-page-1/#comment-61817 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:10:02 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=28356#comment-61817 Hey, Bryan! Looks like it’s COLD in Alaska!

What do you suppose happened to Mackey’s dogs? I’m wondering if it was injury or some illness that’s running through the group.

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