tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post2806384141854662763..comments2024-02-27T00:16:46.412-08:00Comments on Daily Adventures: Finding your Inner Sled Dog: An Ultrarunner's Guide to the IditarodGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-66188355937358784942012-10-09T10:01:34.690-07:002012-10-09T10:01:34.690-07:00Hi- found your page when I googled myself. Thanks ...Hi- found your page when I googled myself. Thanks for the photo credits. :) Loved your description of the dogs as children on the best Christmas ever. My two favorite Iditarod books are Winterdance and Back of the Pack by Don Bowers. He was training for the Iditarod while doing his student teaching. <br />Best- Dana OrloskyDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312870296104836390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-87744567041570304122012-03-22T17:38:26.009-07:002012-03-22T17:38:26.009-07:00I hope you love Winterdance like I do, Marcy! I do...I hope you love Winterdance like I do, Marcy! I don't think the ITI will really be my thing, although you never know. Running in snow is brutal. I think I'm more likely to give up my life, move to Alaska, buy a hundred sled dogs, and train for the Iditarod. (Seriously though, don't count that out.)Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-57459798430907719892012-03-22T09:05:45.145-07:002012-03-22T09:05:45.145-07:00Wonderful post! I just ordered the book too. Any...Wonderful post! I just ordered the book too. Any chance you might try the ITI someday? Watching that from afar was fascinating a couple weeks ago.<br />Thank you for the great info and pictures!Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198544929807006054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-14382526755321379712012-03-19T11:34:56.426-07:002012-03-19T11:34:56.426-07:00Oh good, Vicki! I'm so glad you're enjoyin...Oh good, Vicki! I'm so glad you're enjoying it!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-7152496005169000212012-03-19T11:33:37.007-07:002012-03-19T11:33:37.007-07:00Anne - I can imagint the whole state probably come...Anne - I can imagint the whole state probably comes alive with "mush fever"! That's another difference from ultrarunning - those mushers become celebrities.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-60766906659896742302012-03-19T11:31:29.491-07:002012-03-19T11:31:29.491-07:00Oh wow - I think that would be so cool to watch an...Oh wow - I think that would be so cool to watch any part of the race in person! One day I would love to go up to Alaska to see it.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-78974122021529367762012-03-17T18:39:42.025-07:002012-03-17T18:39:42.025-07:00Thank you So Much for the Winterdance recommendati...Thank you So Much for the Winterdance recommendation! Great book to curl up with on this rainy L.A. day.VeeKayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783237062131248057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-45807052702990291612012-03-12T14:19:23.571-07:002012-03-12T14:19:23.571-07:00I taught the Inuit when I lived on an Alaskan isla...I taught the Inuit when I lived on an Alaskan island and we all developed "mush fever." Thanks for such a thorough comparison and the book recommendation. Will definitely check it out.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377440606704745517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-43867426410601166702012-03-11T12:02:30.165-07:002012-03-11T12:02:30.165-07:00I also love the Iditarod. The girls and I are sitt...I also love the Iditarod. The girls and I are sitting on the couch with the laptop watching as Aliy came into Unalakleet first. One of my favorite memories of living in Anchorage was getting to watch the start of the Iditarod and seeing Susan Butcher and Rick Swenson. Another great book that you may already know about is The Cruelest Miles about the diphtheria outbreak in Nome. It goes into more detail about Seppala. I think it's great you're bringing it all into your classroom. Passion is contagious.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07833597385127109063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-33612081107363042342012-03-09T13:14:53.734-08:002012-03-09T13:14:53.734-08:00Paige - Yeah, my students loved all the drama betw...Paige - Yeah, my students loved all the drama between Jeff King and Lance Mackey in that 2008 documentary. Of course, athletic competitions make for great drama! I didn't know there was one on a more recent year. I'll have to look into that.<br /><br />Mitch and Dallas Seavey have now moved into first and second, respectively. You've got to wonder what it's like to have father and son out there competing with each other for the win!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-15991085893244801822012-03-09T11:17:50.945-08:002012-03-09T11:17:50.945-08:00Karen - Same here! :)Karen - Same here! :)Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-20024852865493331842012-03-09T10:52:48.580-08:002012-03-09T10:52:48.580-08:00I can't believe how much cool stuff you've...I can't believe how much cool stuff you've done, good grief! I love it.<br /><br />Last year, Geof and I became totally glued to the TV watching the 2008 documentary you mentioned, and we watched another one, too...for 2009? Lance Mackey won both, I remember that :) But mostly I remember LOVING every second of those docs!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936117159619262436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554645.post-8035054439732092962012-03-09T08:27:24.279-08:002012-03-09T08:27:24.279-08:00I personally think I was a sled dog in another lif...I personally think I was a sled dog in another life. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212228308225991239noreply@blogger.com