Early this morning it looks like defending Iditarod champion Lance Mackey pulled off back-to-back wins, but that doesn’t mean that The Last Great Race is over for the rest of the field.
Zoya DeNure, formerly of Madison, is still going strong and listed in 54th place. She left the checkpoint at Unalakleet about two o’clock this [...]
In the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race, now nearing a week since the official start, Zoya DeNure is listed in 55th place this morning. She left the checkpoint at Ruby this morning at five o’clock, though it looks like two of her dogs had to stay behind, so now she’s down to a team of [...]
Former fashion model turned dog sled musher Zoya DeNure was featured in the Anchorage Daily News today. It focuses mostly on her attempts repair her broken sled, a task made all the more difficult because the Alaskan transplant from Madison is new to the sport of dog sledding. Best line:
When DeNure first arrived in Alaska [...]
Just to update you on the fortunes of two former Badger Staters taking part in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race:
Zoya DeNure, the former fashion model from Madison, is currently listed in 49th place having left the checkpoint at McGrath shortly after midnight. That means she and her team have covered more than 400 miles [...]
Up in Alaska they’re getting ready today to start the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an endurance test pitting man and beast against the elements and 1,100 miles of Alaskan wilderness. Surprisingly, there are more than a couple people with Wisconsin ties taking part in the world’s last great race.
Badger state native Jon Korta [...]
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