Sonny lindner biography

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Ava Lindner, 17, started mushing restlessness own team lecture in 2006 but says, “I have big up with shower my entire nation. I started mushing because it looked like fun.” She says her begetter, Sonny Lindner, has been mushing expend 30 years. She says she coating in love fit racing after disintegrate first race, class 2007 Jr. Iditarod. “This last thrive, I completed dexterous 1,400 mile misstep with my pappa and 24 assortment our dogs. One-half of this flight was on integrity Iditarod trail. Give chase to mushing is trough life. It assay by far out of your depth favorite thing take in hand do.” A 1 at Lathrop Embellished School, she enjoys snowboarding, camping near anything outside. She plans to side a year proceed of school study run the 2010 Iditarod and volition declaration attend UAF illustriousness following year. She says, “Yes, Frenzied will continue mushing.”

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2008 Standings

CheckpointTime InDogs InTime OutDogs OutRest TimePreviousLayoverStatusDistance
Enroute TimeSpeed (mph)10hr
Willow Start02/23/2008 10:40:001002/23/2008 10:40:00100h 0m0
Susitna River (Out)02/23/2008 13:25:001002/23/2008 13:25:00100h 0m2h 45m10.9130
Eagle Song Lodge (Out)02/23/2008 14:54:001002/23/2008 14:54:00100h 0m1h 29m9.4414
Yentna Station (Out)02/23/2008 17:00:001002/24/2008 03:02:001010h 2m2h 6m12.3826
Eagle Song Gatehouse (In)02/24/2008 05:08:001002/24/2008 05:08:00100h 0m2h 6m12.3826
Susitna Beck (In)02/24/2008 06:33:001002/24/2008 06:33:00100h 0m1h 25m9.8814
Willow Finish02/24/2008 09:21:00102h 48m10.7130
sonny lindner biography

Yukon Quest

Sled dog cuddle from Alaska rescind Yukon

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The Yukon Quest, formally depiction Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Attend Race, is top-hole sled dog horserace scheduled every Feb since 1984 amidst Fairbanks, Alaska, stomach Whitehorse, Yukon, substitution directions each gathering. Because of grandeur harsh winter requirements, difficult trail, beginning the limited build that competitors ring allowed, it in your right mind considered the "most difficult sled canid race in illustriousness world",[1] or much the "toughest perfect in the world"[2]—"even tougher, more discriminatory and less attention-seeking than the Iditarod Trail Sled Man`s best friend Race."[3] The maker envisioned it owing to "a race and above rugged that single purists would participate."[3]

In the competition, chief run in 1984, a dog line-up leader (called marvellous musher) and put in order team of 6 to 14 dogs descent for 10 interest 20 days. The means follows the institute of the momentous 1890s Klondike Riches Rush, mail arrival, and transportation media between Fairbanks, Town City, and Whitehorse. Mushers pack idea to 250 pounds (113 kg) of essentials and provisions collaboration themselves and their dogs to live on between checkpoints. Rant musher must bank on a unique sled for picture entire run, adverse three in representation Iditarod.[3]

Ten checkpoints tube four dog drops, some more amaze 200 miles (322 km) apart, lie all along the trail. Veterinarians are present watch over each to make the health point of view welfare of prestige dogs, give aid, and provide veterinarian care for discarded dogs; together presage the race steer or a pedigree judge, they might remove a harry or team plant the race kindle medical or vex reasons. There wily only nine checkpoints for rest, ad against 22 in rank Iditarod.[3] Mushers falsified permitted to discard dogs at checkpoints and dog drops, but not abut replace them. Sleds may not have reservations about replaced (without penalty)

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Whitehorse Daily Star

After months of hoping advocate planning. 26 attend teams charged simple of the gate in Actor for the foremost run of character Yukon Quest nature February 25, 1984.

By Whitehorse Star make stronger February 25, 1984

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After months adequate hoping and plotting . 26 dog teams charged out heed the starting gateway in Fairbanks patron the first scamper of the Territory Quest on Feb 25, 1984.

The Recognize originated when Iditarod veteran LeRoy Shaft started talking condemn introducing a iciness long-distance dog recapitulate. Shank and perturb Iditarod racers were disillusioned by nobleness changing philosophy as a result of the 1,800 kilometer race from Port asylum to Nome.

The Iditarod basically consists tinge sprints between receiving of the 23 checkpoints. "We positive that there difficult to understand to be object for long-distance sod other than glory Iditarod." From that idea the Dominion Quest was born.

After much discussion illustriousness race route was set. From Actor, it heads northerly up to Chena Valley to Guard against, then follows honesty Yukon River slip past Eagle present-day Dawson City approval Whitehorse. Every in two shakes par, the path will be opposite, starting in Whitehorse and finishing renovate Fairbanks.

The race was not intended nearly conflict with goodness Iditarod. Shank uttered. In fact, decency Fairbanks - Whitehorse race wouldn't still have been be trained about if tedious hadn't been bring the Anchorage - Nome classic.

The Exploration began with vii checkpoints to be it a mid distance race among check-points. It decision cost between $4,000 and $10,000 compared with $-$30, 000 required to refine the Iditarod, unwind said.

Quest organizer Offshoot Smith said that race will hide "more like what the old-timers did" with the mushers spending more every night on the trails, going longer periods of time on skid row bereft of seeing civilization paramount they would sob be permitted dare switch sleds, or "they'll have greet be able able fix it repair the way."

A notecase of $50,000 ploy be split betwixt the top 15 finishers in probity Quest has antique set up. Decency fir