As best I can make out the story… When it became clear to Allen and Bridgett that they weren’t going to be able to catch the team ahead of them, they “throttled back” a bit to take it easy on the dogs and bring them to the finish without undue strain in the relative heat of the day. All of a sudden, Bridgett looked back and screamed, “Dad! There’s a team behind us!” What ensued was far from a leisurely finish!… Take a look:
Bridgett also told me that their race went perfectly, “We ran right on our race plan, and didn’t have any problems along the way. The dogs were fantastic and we’re proud to bring all 20 safely into the finish. We just got out raced!” By any account, the Black Team ran an outstanding race and provided us with a real thriller at the finish. Congratulations to Allen, Bridgett and all the dogs!
According to the race stats, the Red Team left Alpine at 9:30 so they should arrive sometime around 4pm. I’ll head back over there and wait to cover their finish!
What a way to finish! How very exciting!
Congrat's to the Black team for finishing with all 20 dogs.
Outstanding!!! Thanks for the front row seat!
Does the 2nd sled need a rear view mirror? LOL
Dear Mr Macgellan,
There ain't no quit in Quit-o!
from Indigo
Here's a little "inside" info/confession…
I often can't see much detail in the viewfinder of my camera… the LED image isn't very big or clear to start with, the cold makes my glasses fog up and the long zoom factor compresses the perspective. So, I often don't quite know what I'm filming at a distance.
When I'm expecting a Team to arrive somewhere, I usually just start filming/narrating as soon as I see something. If it's our Team, then I'm good to go. If not, I just trash the file and try it again with the next team.
This may explain why my initial narration here doesn't quite match up with the video. I saw two teams and knew that our Black Team was one of them, but couldn't tell for sure which one until they got closer.
Plus, it was so fast and exciting that I couldn't keep up and didn't know quite what to say!
A rear view mirror… I think that's a GREAT idea!
Hi Indigo — There is NEVER any quit in Quit-o… She is truly a fantastic — inspiring! — young dog!