Rob's new sled: A Spyder Pro!
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Rob on the ExxonMobil Day 2:
"My main man Barney and 9 year old Jewel. Not the fastest dog, but this dog is a perfect command leader. She is one of our first litter of dogs. I owed it to her. She probably won't be leading any more races in the open class. Only because my open leaders are on the rebound(Deno, Austin,Oden) She will be moved to lead the second team. Rose lead the open with Barney for day 2. This was her first time leading in a race. She did a very good job. We only ran 10 dog on day 2. By far the smallest team, Size and number of dogs. I cant wait till I have team back together."
20 mile training run:
"I decided to run 18 dogs today on the spyder pro. What a blast!! It looks like Deno is in the best shape of the six dog team from last week. Jed and Austin were looking a little sore at the end of the run, but are looking good after the second drop after the run. A very good sign. The dogs did better then expected. I would leave 2 of the dogs of if was a race. It looks like we are starting to gel. :)" (February 14th)
After the run, the two injured dogs were (1 of which was previously injured) were Austin and Rose. Although their injuries are not impending, Rob has chosen to let them rest. "I cannot take any chances on hurting the dogs," Rob said.
Rob on the ExxonMobil Day 2:
"My main man Barney and 9 year old Jewel. Not the fastest dog, but this dog is a perfect command leader. She is one of our first litter of dogs. I owed it to her. She probably won't be leading any more races in the open class. Only because my open leaders are on the rebound(Deno, Austin,Oden) She will be moved to lead the second team. Rose lead the open with Barney for day 2. This was her first time leading in a race. She did a very good job. We only ran 10 dog on day 2. By far the smallest team, Size and number of dogs. I cant wait till I have team back together."
20 mile training run:
"I decided to run 18 dogs today on the spyder pro. What a blast!! It looks like Deno is in the best shape of the six dog team from last week. Jed and Austin were looking a little sore at the end of the run, but are looking good after the second drop after the run. A very good sign. The dogs did better then expected. I would leave 2 of the dogs of if was a race. It looks like we are starting to gel. :)" (February 14th)
After the run, the two injured dogs were (1 of which was previously injured) were Austin and Rose. Although their injuries are not impending, Rob has chosen to let them rest. "I cannot take any chances on hurting the dogs," Rob said.
18 dogs after a 20 mile run! Woo hoo!
The video time for the run is not accurate. Rob's GPS shut off. He didn't want to mislead anyone with that 'stellar time.' He did say he was averaging about 15mph.
Today, Rob took out an 8 dog team at Montana Creek for an 8 mile run, which turned into a 12-14 mile run. There was an injury on the trail from a previous team, leading Rob to get caught up and miss his 8 mile run turn. Even after the unexpected miles, Rob stated, "the dogs were looking nice! Murdock still leads like a son of a gun! [Laughter]." Rob also said, "this was a great opportunity to play around with some of the younger dogs on the team; potential leaders and point dogs in the making. It's all looking very nice." I am happy to hear such an excellent outlook for Team Pawpower, as the season has just begun! (Weird to be saying that in the middle of February!)
As of right now, Rob is planning to run 22 dogs on the open trail at Montana Creek in Willow, tomorrow. He figures that if the 8 dog team can run the open trail they are ready to be plugged back into the open team! He is also planning 3-4 more smaller runs before he will be making the decision in the next week as to if he and his team are ready for The Fur Rondy. Rob is definitely working steadily to be competitive in the ONAC: Open North American Championship.
Today, Rob took out an 8 dog team at Montana Creek for an 8 mile run, which turned into a 12-14 mile run. There was an injury on the trail from a previous team, leading Rob to get caught up and miss his 8 mile run turn. Even after the unexpected miles, Rob stated, "the dogs were looking nice! Murdock still leads like a son of a gun! [Laughter]." Rob also said, "this was a great opportunity to play around with some of the younger dogs on the team; potential leaders and point dogs in the making. It's all looking very nice." I am happy to hear such an excellent outlook for Team Pawpower, as the season has just begun! (Weird to be saying that in the middle of February!)
As of right now, Rob is planning to run 22 dogs on the open trail at Montana Creek in Willow, tomorrow. He figures that if the 8 dog team can run the open trail they are ready to be plugged back into the open team! He is also planning 3-4 more smaller runs before he will be making the decision in the next week as to if he and his team are ready for The Fur Rondy. Rob is definitely working steadily to be competitive in the ONAC: Open North American Championship.
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