Musher Question & Answer
How many years have you been running dogs?
13
How did you get started running dogs?
Started skijoring on camping trips and then it morphed into a small team, which didn't stay small for long.
What do you love most about running sled dogs?
Why did you enter the Yukon Quest? What are your goals for the race?
Last year, I ran my 5th Yukon Quest, it was with our young inexperienced dogs. I had 10 dogs that had never run a thousand mile race before, they did so amazing! Four of those youngsters went on to run a very competitive Iditarod with my wife two weeks later. I'm looking forward to seeing how this group of dogs mature this winter. I think they will be hard to beat.
How did your dogs get their names?/ How do you choose names?
Sometimes we go with themes. For instance, we have the Car-themed litters...Chevelle, Nova, Sierra, Astro, Iroc, Coupe, Volt, Cuda, El Camino. Sometimes a name just comes to them, like Fredro Starr.
What music do you listen to on the trail?
Tell us about your favourite experience with a volunteer on the trail
All of the volunteers are amazing. It is what puts this race far above the others.
List recent sled dog races and/or best performances
2019 Yukon Quest - 12th; 2018 Iditarod - 29th; 2017 Iditarod - 30th; 2017 Copper Basin - 5th; 2016 Iditarod - 42nd; 2016 Yukon Quest - 15th;