Jon Little, an accomplished musher, writes for Cabela's. This is the link to his article on thoughts on contenders for Iditarod 06....http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/coverage_2006/cov06_mar04_01.html
Particularly of interest to us is his comment that Aliy Zirkle is tantalizingly close to the single digits. Completing in 11th last year, she has the wonderful dogs , the competency and the drive to do just that. She's looking extremely fit and well prepared.
Photo is of Aliy and sister, Kaz, at the Musher Banquet. Kaz is the manager on all fronts of this racing endeavor. Team Zirkle has great depth in both dogs and people... Cha Cha, Girlfriend,
Frita's daughter, Bullet , etc. I will name her team after the takeoff.
Allen, Kaz, Ray, Mickey,Doug are all great handlers for Aliy. I'll be doing dog kennel care for them while they follow Aliy on the trail and am thrilled and challenged to do that. More from there.
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