Ramey smyth biography for kids

(This being said, if you read the biography on the mushers, you will find many heroes and survivors in the group, and, now that I've been watching for the.

Career Highlights: Has run many local sprint races, the Bogus Creek , and the Kuskokwim , including finishing 4th place as a rookie in Before he was.

A number of previous competitors have gone on to compete in the longer Iditarod, including Lance Mackey, Tim Osmar, Ramey Smyth, and Cim Smyth.

In , Ramey Smyth lost the end of his little finger when it hit an overhanging branch while negotiating the gorge.

Champion Ramey Smyth of Willow will be returning for his 13th K! #k #kusko45 Smyth Racing Team - Homestretch Kennel Meet all the.

A number of previous competitors have gone on to compete in the longer Iditarod, including Lance Mackey, Tim Osmar, Ramey Smyth, and Cim Smyth..

Eye on the Jr: Race History

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This February will mark the 44^th running of the Jr.

Iditarod. The Junior, just like the Iditarod, began as a dream. It was Joe Redington who dreamed of a long distance race across Alaska to commemorate the place of the sled dog in the history of Alaska and bring recognition to the Historic Iditarod Trail.

It was Eric Beeman who dreamed of a distance race for young mushers to help prepare them for the “Big Iditarod.” Beeman shared his dream with his young mushing friends while on winter camping trips with their dogs.

The Junior Iditarod Sled Dog Race, or Jr. Iditarod, is a to mile ( km) sled dog race for mushers between the ages of 14 through

As the young mushers sat around the campfire listening to Eric’s idea of a junior sized Iditarod, the concept grew in their minds and took on energy.

The Iditarod was only a few years old and was taking enormous time and energy to stay alive.

The folks working hard on the “big one,” had little if any time to lend to a junior race or to help the kids learn abo