Iditarod Update
The Anchorage Daily News reports on the Stormy fortunes. Ten mushers are out, and some still going are banged up:
Bryan Mills of Merengo, Wisc., did, however, decide to play cowboy after he broke the tibia — the small bone — in his left leg.
“If I lived in Alaska, then I would scratch,” Mills said. “(But) I didn’t come all the way from Wisconsin to scratch.”
“There was a root sticking up and it banged the outside of my leg,” Mills said. “I heard a snap and thought the sled was broken. Then everything went numb in my leg. It was the scariest moment of my life.”
Stan Watkins III, a heart doctor in Anchorage who was here to watch the race, advised the 42-year-old to scratch, but Mills refused.
“This is what the Iditarod’s all about,” he said.
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In fairness, he’s a “cheesehead” from Wisconsin, but incredibly stupid in any case as he’s setting himself up for gangrene or blood clots from the injury. He isn’t doing his dogs any favors, and that will cost him respect with the real mushers. Nobody in Alaska cares if you want to be stupid, but good dogs are valued, loved, and respected.
GO FOR IT BRYAN!!!!!!!!! Your running the last great race on earth I know why you dont scratch and I just want to say I wish you the best. Way to cowboy up.
He may be a “CheeseHead” from Wisconsin….but he’s not stupid…he just has guts and determination….something not many of us can say. Bryan learned at a very early age how to “tough it out”…it’s amazing that he still has that drive. He was a State Champion wrestler from Iowa-Grant High School, located in a small farming community in southwest Wisconsin. We were all super proud of him then, and although we don’t see or hear from him very often, we are still just as proud of his accomplishments today!!
Take care Bryan, always know we’re here for you and cheering you on once again!!!
Love, Aunt Maribeth, The Weier Boys and Grandpa Mills