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The Race Schedule for the 2009 Racing Season is as follows:
Jan 16 KUSKO 300 in Bethel, Alaska http://www.k300.org/core/kuskokwim-300/
Feb 14 YUKON QUEST begins in Whitehorse, Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska
http://www.yukonquest.com/
March 7 IDITAROD Anchorage to Nome, Alaska http://www.iditarod.com/
April 2 KOBUK 440 Kotzebue, Alaska
This will be a very busy year of racing. We do have more racing dogs than usual this year as a result of Rohn and Sue Allen's participation in the 2008 Iditarod. We do plan reports from along the trail on each race.
There was no purse and just three dog teams, but the inaugural and possibly only ulcer research challenge came off without any major hitch. Mushers and veterinarians seemed pleased. Last weekend I participated in something we all simply called the “Challenge,” which was a 300-mile training run designed to test the efficacy of two leading anti-acid medications each shown to reduce stress-related ulcers in sled dogs.
One other thing to note: The checkpoint hospitality in this “race” was unbelievable. I’ve never felt such a welcome in a “checkpoint.” That is, in the Buser household. They let the vets and myself run rampant through their house, and especially their kitchen. Martin’s wife, Kathy, always had amazing food and desserts ready.
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