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Revamped Iditarod brings equipment adaptations and a fast pace as mushers cross the Alaska Range
Wait 1 second to continue. ROHN A day into the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a fast trail and shortened route are making for a quicker race than normal. Mushers are adapting to this year’s pandemic-adjusted trail in a number of ways, as evidenced by their equipment. Recent rule changes and the absence of shelter options in checkpoints mean competitors are using larger sleds and hauling “tail-dragger” trailers for hauling supplies, sleeping options and dogs. “We got this fun new tent, it looks like a play kennel,” said Bethel musher Victoria Hardwick during a break Monday at Finger Lake. “You don’t have to use your fingers or anything.”
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It s a love story years in the making. Erin and Toby first met in Lebanon, Ohio back in 2008.
“And after talking for about a month,” said Erin over a Zoom interview, had a first date at a Waffle House in Lebanon, Ohio and met for coffee. I think we ended up having a pancake or something.”
Erin wasn’t shy about her first impressions.
“I thought he was a bit preppy for me,” she said.
Toby, on the other hand, liked her right away.
“Well, I liked her,” said Toby. “I didn’t realize that I was coming off as preppy. I was on my best behavior.”