Reaching Beyond the Clouds

Yukon Quest Banquet

Cindy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:54:47 +0000

Lance drew bib #16 for the 1000 mile race and I got bib #6 (56) for the 300 mile race. We start at 3 PM and you can follow my progess on this very challenging course at http://yukonquest.com/site/yq300-race-updates/

Getting Ready to Roll

Cindy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:51:01 +0000

Getting ready to go on a dog run. This is one of Lance’s race trucks. It holds everything: sleds, dogs, food, etc…. Time to hook up my team.

Birthday at the dog yard

Cindy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:33:35 +0000

Today is my 53rd birthday. As I type this the Mackey dogs are singing to me. I will spend the day geetting ready for Saturday’s race: packing food, mending harnesses,, and running my team. The birthday present to myself is a shower. Water has to be trucked in from town so it is not wasted with frequent bathing. Funny I spent my 51 birthday on Everest and a shower was my present. I wonder were my next birthday will be and if there is hot water – there is here :)

Back to Alaska

Cindy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:07:22 +0000

I’m leaving for Alaska in the morning. I have a very difficult 300-mile race to run. My last race, the Copper Basin 300, was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. I just checked the Fairbanks weather report and it is averaging -25ish and getting colder! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed that all goes well with this race. It is the Yukon Quest 300 and starts at 5 PM on Saturday, February 4th.