Race Prep
Jan 6th 2010wolfmoonsleddogMidwest
Location: Finland, MN
Time - 5:15pm Central Standard Time
Temperature: 2 degrees F (minus 16 C)
Conditions: Clear
Forecast: Cloudy tonight and tomorrow with chance of snow showers. Lows in the negative teens, highs in the single digits.
Above picture is Phil heading out with a team this morning, training for the White Oak Classic Sled Dog Race this weekend. Jazz and Banjo are running wheel in his 12-dog team.
I’ll write more soon about my own training but I just wanted to fill everyone in on MCK’s first race of the Season. Check it out on http://www.whiteoakclassicsleddograce.com/ Blake and Phil are both entered in the 10-dog, 130-mile class. I will not be going to the race this year but will stay and help with the kennel. Kennel work doesn’t stop when some of the dogs and mushers are racing.
We’ve been getting the dog trailer ready, sleds, harnesses, lines, etc. together and, of course, going on runs.
Entrants In The 2010 White Oak Classic from: http://whiteoakclassicsleddograce.com/pages/mushers.html
10 Dog Pro Class
| Bio: | Bib # | Name: | Sex: | City: | State: | Status: |
| 01. | 59 | Harry Lambirth | M | Blackduck | MN | Veteran |
| 02. | 60 | Nathan Schroeder | M | Chisholm | MN | Veteran |
| 03. | 61 | Vern Schroeder | M | Warba | MN | Veteran |
| 04. | 62 | Amanda Vogel | F | Ray | MN | Veteran |
| 07. | 63 | Frank Moe | M | Hovland | MN | Veteran |
| 08. | 64 | Mike Bestgen | M | St. Cloud | MN | Veteran |
| 09. | 65 | Dave Nistler | M | St. Cloud | MN | Rookie |
| 10. | 66 | Ryan Anderson | M | Ray | MN | Veteran |
| 12. | 67 | Curt Perano | M | Queenstown New Zealand | UNK | Veteran |
| 13. | 68 | Jamie Nelson | F | Togo | MN | Veteran |
| 14. | 69 | Matt Rossi | M | Herbster | WI | Veteran |
| 15. | 70 | Aaron Harwood | M | Iron River | WI | Rookie |
| 16. | 71 | Eric Morris | M | Port Wing | WI | Veteran |
| 17. | 72 | Don Galloway | M | Makinen | MN | Rookie |
| 18. | 73 | Kevin Malikowski | M | Outing | MN | Veteran |
| 19. | 74 | Kirk Aili | M | Ray | MN | Rookie |
| 20. | 75 | Chad Schouweiler | M | Irma | WI | Veteran |
| 22. | 76 | Odin Jorgenson | M | Grand Marais | MN | Veteran |
| 24. | 77 | Mark Black | M | Grand Marais | MN | Veteran |
| 25. | 78 | Mary Black | F | Grand Marais | MN | Veteran |
| 26. | 79 | Jerry Papke | M | Kingston | MI | Rookie |
| 27. | 80 | Blake Freking | M | Finland | MN | Veteran |
| 28. | 81 | Phil Morrison | M | Newcastle, Ireland | UNK | Rookie |
| 29. | 82 | Peter McClelland | M | Ely | MN | Veteran |
| 30. | 83 | Heidi Favet | F | Ely | MN | Rookie |
| 31. | 84 | Shawn McCarty | M | Ely | MN | Rookie |
| 32. | 85 | Mark Levitski | M | Bryant | WI | Veteran |
| 33. | 86 | Andrew Letzring | M | Herbster | WI | Veteran |
8-Dog Pro
| Bio: | Bib # | Name: | Sex: | City: | State: | Status: |
| 01. | 40 | Clarke Garry | M | Cook | MN | Veteran |
| 03. | 41 | Troy Groeneveld | M | Two Harbors | MN | Veteran |
| 04. | 42 | Nick Turman | M | Two Harbors | MN | Veteran |
| 05. | 43 | Bob Wright | M | Superior | WI | Veteran |
| 07. | 44 | Sophie Beauregard | F | Port Wing | WI | Rookie |
| 09. | 45 | Martha Schouweiler | F | Irma | WI | Rookie |
| 10. | 46 | Scott Ballantyne | M | Emerald | WI | Rookie |
| 11. | 47 | Micky West | M | Elton | WI | Veteran |
| 12. | 48 | Jason Jones | M | Walker | MN | Veteran |
| 13. | 49 | Maggie Heilmann | F | Somerset | WI | Veteran |
| 14. | 50 | Malinda Tjelta | F | Sheyenne | ND | Veteran |
| 15. | 51 | Peter Tjelta | M | Sheyenne | ND | Veteran |
| 16. | 52 | Linus Meyer | M | Melrose | MN | Veteran |
| 17. | 53 | Colleen Wallin | F | Two Harbors | MN | Veteran |
| 18. | 54 | Ben Turman | M | Duluth | MN | Rookie |
| 19. | 55 | John Hull | M | Elton | WI | Veteran |
| 20. | 56 | David Gordon | M | Duluth | MN | Rookie |
| 21. | 57 | David Mills | M | Esko | MN | Rookie |
| 22. | 58 | Clayton Schneider | M | Dryden | ON | Rookie |
6-Dog Trophy
| Bio: | Bib # | Name: | Sex: | City: | State: | Status: |
| 02. | 02 | Neal Seeger | M | Detroit Lakes | MN | Veteran |
| 03. | 03 | Dusty Klaven | F | Gheen | MN | Veteran |
| 04. | 04 | Eva Kolodji | F | Hibbing | MN | Veteran |
| 05. | 05 | Joe Oberton | M | Grand Rapids | MN | Veteran |
| 07. | 06 | John Fisher | M | Cook | MN | Veteran |
| 08. | 07 | Ann Fisher | F | Duluth | MN | Rookie |
| 09. | 08 | David Perron | M | Embarrass | MN | Veteran |
| 10. | 09 | Richard Loucks | M | Wrenshall | MN | Veteran |
| 11. | 10 | Ben Tande | M | Walker | MN | Veteran |
| 12. | 11 | Wesley Alkins | M | Kakabeka Falls | ON | Veteran |
| 13. | 12 | Natalie Harwood | F | Iron River | WI | Rookie |
6-Dog Recreational
| Bio: | Bib # | Name: | Sex: | City: | State: | Status: |
| 01. | 13 | Kate Ratkovich | F | Two Harbors | MN | Rookie |
| 02. | 14 | Andy Romness | M | Dodge Center | MN | Rookie |
| 03. | 15 | Sarah Capuzzi | F | Barronett | WI | Veteran |
| 04. | 16 | Mike Squier | M | Reston | VA | Rookie |
| 05. | 17 | Tone Coughlin | M | Duluth | MN | Rookie |
| 06. | 18 | Mary Beth Kolb | F | Lake Villa | IL | Veteran |
| 07. | 19 | Julie Schmelzer | F | Kimball | MN | Veteran |
| 08. | 20 | Karen Deboise | F | Beach Park | IL | Veteran |
| 09. | 21 | Rainer Ropers | M | Lake Zurich | IL | Veteran |
| 10. | 22 | Don Deckert | M | Albertville | MN | Veteran |
| 11. | 23 | Melissa Bloom | F | East Bethel | MN | Rookie |
| 12. | 24 | Ward Wallin | M | Two Harbors | MN | Veteran |
| 13. | 25 | Ian Wallin | M | Two Harbors | MN | Rookie |
| 14. | 26 | Jay Malchow | M | Bemidji | MN | Rookie |
| 15. | 27 | Robin Oberton | F | Grand Rapids | MN | Veteran |
| 17. | 28 | Stoffel Reitsma | M | Big Lake | MN | Rookie |
| 18. | 29 | Camille Haglin | F | Brainerd | MN | Rookie |
| 19. | 30 | Justin Herdina | M | Detroit Lakes | MN | Veteran |
| 20. | 31 | Ricq Pattay | M | Dayton | MN | Veteran |
| 21. | 32 | Anna Herdina | F | St. Francis | MN | Rookie |
| 22. | 33 | Beth Perron | F | Embarrass | MN | Rookie |
| 23. | 34 | Marsha Tomazin | F | Togo | MN | Rookie |
| 24. | 35 | Linda Chouinard | F | Lester Prairie | MN | Veteran |
| 25. | 36 | Elizabeth Chapman | F | Angora | MN | Veteran |
| 26. | 37 | Kelli Hansen | F | Angora | MN | Veteran |
| 27. | 38 | James Schneider | M | Dryden | ON | Rookie |
| 28. | 39 | Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak | F | Grand Rapids | MN | Veteran |
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