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Offline Sourdough

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« on: February 15, 2006, 06:15:15 AM »
The Yukon Quest, the toughest sled dog race in the world started Saturday in Fairbanks.  Monday night some of the racers got lost in whiteout conditions.  When the wind and snow cut visibility to a few feet, some of the mushers just hunkered down to wait it out.  When they did not show up at the check point after a reasonable time the race officials scratched them from the race and implimentated a search.  The mushers were found stranded on the top of eagle summit.  The mushers and their dogs had to be rescued by chopper and taken to the check point at mile 101 of the race course.  One young woman had to be taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hosp due to frostbite.  The other young woman that had to be rescued keeps complaining that the race officials should not have let them go out under those conditions.  Yet 13 other mushers made it over eagle summit, through the blizzard,  and continued with the race.  

My openion:  If you can't run with the big dogs, stay home.  I don't think Libby Riddle, Mary shields, or Susan Butcher would have complained like that.
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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2006, 07:42:13 AM »
Ha, Ha you gotta love it. "When you’re messing with the best, you better be at your best, if you want to keep up with the rest."
I guess they weren't very prepared were they. Just like you said if 13 others made it they have nothing to wine about except for not cutting the mustard. They are doing now exactly what they should have done in the first place. Sitting home watching the professional Olympians on T.V. just like me. I do however give them a 2.1 for effort.
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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2006, 08:55:27 AM »
**** Happens! You said it Sourdough. I bet next year they will be more prepared if they try it again. :?
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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2006, 02:13:51 PM »
"Should not have let them go out"?
This was not a voluntary action? :roll:
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