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2006 Iditarod
Race
PHOTOS FROM NIKOLAI CHECKPOINT
( CLICK TO ENLARGE PHOTOS )
COURTESY
OF TONY WRIGHT

IDITAROD RE- START 2006 |
DEEDEE'S PLAN FOR THE 2006
IDITAROD
"I just want to have a nice clean run" says
DeeDee as she harnesses the team for the cerimonial start in Anchorage.
This is her 24th running of the Iditarod. She wants to do well
by her dogs. She says she has a well matched team of dogs this
year, some are experienced dogs that have seen
the trail before, some are young and excited dogs, bursting with
energy to keep the team "up". The plan is to get to
Nome with a happy bunch of dogs, hopefully in the top 10, ideally
in first.
2006 START WITH BIB # 31
DeeDee will go out bib number 31 this year. DeeDee thanked
her sponsors and was glad to go out right behind Jeff king,
she said "for some reason that has brought her pretty
good luck in the past"
Over 2,000 fans gathered to meet & greet this years
Iditarod mushers at the pre-race banquet. Hobo Jim sang
to the crowd, old friends hugged, it's like family. Generations
of mushers growing and passing the torch each year, year
after year.
CLICK
HERE FOR AUDIO
Pre Race Vet checks
complete
DeeDee spent the day getting
her team checked out by race veterinarians to be sure the
dogs are all ready for this years Iditarod. Over the next
four weeks, more than 1,400 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
canine athletes will undergo physical examinations in order
to qualify for the opportunity to be a part of IDITAROD
XXXIV. Each athlete receives an ECG evaluation as well as
pre-race blood work (CBC’s / Chemistry Panels).
During the Race itself, well over
10,000 planned checkpoint examinations will be conducted
in order to ensure the highest standards of healthcare
exist all along the race trail.
AUDIO
PRE - RACE INTERVIEW WITH DEEDEE
OUR 2006 IDITAROD
TEAM PICK IS IN - Click
Here
DeeDee shares
a kiss with one of her Iditarod dogs |
Training Update:
FEB 8th 2006 - I decided I needed to see all my dogs
that are candidates for this years Iditarod together to
help figure who is on the team, so today I ran 25 dogs.
They were nuts. I now have my top 24 dogs that will the
going to their ecgs on the 21st. Tomorrow we will start
putting all the Iditarod food drops together and packing
them in bags for the checkpoints. More soon...DeeDee
Jonrowe Kennel
takes first place in both Don Bowers races - Willow,
Alaska Saturday 28 Jan 2006 -
HANDLER
MARIA WINNER OF
THE DON BOWERS 300
photo by Bonnie Foster
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DeeDee Jonrowe and Maria Mulvangh
bit back at the cold temperatures this weekend when they
both finished the the Don Bowers race in first place. DeeDee
running the 200 mile race with a finish time of 27 hours
55 minutes and rookie musher Maria Mulvangh, who just happens
to be DeeDee's handler, won the Don Bowers 300 mile race
crossing the finish line at 2:32 monday morning, with the
temperature at the Willow Community Center was hoovering
around -21°F, a lot warmer than on the running teams
on the river. Maria's total time is 62hrs 12mins, putting
a nice qualifier under her belt for the Iditarod or Quest.
Maria received the Humanitarian Award at the banquet
(a award given from the veterinarians) sponsored by Roy
and Lesley Monk.
DON BOWERS MEMORIAL RACE -
Willow/Montana Creek, Alaska Jan 20th 2006
The 2006 Don Bowers race start was somewhat chilly, with
temperatures around -25°F. Seventeen teams did leave however.
This race is dedicated to Don Bowers, who was a member of Montana
Creek Dog Mushers. As a distance musher he didn't race but attended
meetings to help out in any way he could, and acted as Race Marshal
on several occasions. In January, 2000 Don Bowers—author,
airman, dog driver—started a combined 200/300 mile dog race
in Willow. Following his death that year, a group of volunteers
continued that race, now renamed in his memory. The race is a
qualifier for both the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest. Montana Creek
Dog Mushers sponsored the Don Bowers Memorial Race in 2002, 2003
(which was canceled for lack of snow), 2004, 2005 and again in
2006. Bib no 1 is reserved for Don Bowers. Starting order was
not quite bib order for the 300 and offsets will be adjusted accordingly.
Kent Haltenbacker signed up for the 200 but turned his ankle this
morning and withdrew. Similarly Mike Suprenant signed up and then
couldn't get his truck to start and withdrew. This accounts for
the missing bib numbers in the results.
Click
here to follow DeeDee in the 200 mile & Maria in the 300 mile
race
UPDATE ON KUSKO 300: Jan
25th 2006
With the extremely cold weather and the delay of the Kusko race
I was obligated to withdraw and return to Anchorage for a contractal
agreement . Tuesday I was the keynote speaker for the multicultral
luncheon for the Physics Teacher Education Coalition's National
Conference. Maria Mulvaugh (our handler) and I are both entered
in the Don
Bower's Memorial Race this weekend starting at the Willow
Community center at noon on friday. Maria is in the 300 mile race
and I am in the 200. The object is for her to get an Iditarod
qualifier and for me to have a good training run with the younger
dogs.
KUSKO 300: Jan 20th
2006
DeeDee is signed up to run the Kusko 300 pulling
bib number 15. The Kusko is a three hundred mile sled dog race
from Bethel, Alaska to Aniak, Alaska and back has been postponed
for the second day in a row due to extreme cold weather.Click
here for details
COPPER BASIN UPDATE: JAN
15 2006
Both DeeDee and her handler Maria have decided to scratch
from the race due to young dogs and training experience.
Maria Mulvaugh
at the 2006 Copper Basin 300 |
The Copper Basin 300 takes
off - Maria Mulvaugh, one of this years handlers for the
Jonrowe racing kennel is planning to make the Copper Basin 300 a
qualifier for the Iditarod. DeeDee will be running a younger group
of dogs just to get some experience on them. DeeDee was upbeat and
looking forward to running a relaxed race. "I am not trying
to compete in this race, I want this to be a good experience for
these young dogs. Just to give them a taste of running in a mid-distance
race" DeeDee explains.
The Copper Basin 300 is one of the
premier mid-distance sled dog races in Alaska. .At least 32 Mushers
signed up with a purse of $22,000.
Click
here for the Copper Basin 300 race updates
TRAINING UPDATES: Follow
DeeDee's progress as she trains for the 2005/2006 race season.
Click Here
DeeDee shows
off her new puppies |
It's a Dogs Life -
Spring 2005
A few moments at the Jonrowe Kennel and you know it really is a
dogs life. Old retired dogs wander the property with authority.
Puppies, supervised by humans & dogs alike romp aimlessly through
the yard, including stomping on DeeDee's freshly planted flower
beds.
You might see some of the up &
coming sled dogs exercising on the training wheels. Some team
dogs bask in the long Alaskan summer sunshine atop their dog houses,
others head for the glaciers where they train & give tours
for the summer.

Retirement has
it's perks |
Three separate lots make up the Jonrowe
Kennel on 14 acres in Willow, Alaska. Shaded by gangly birch &
Alaskan spruce trees. The first dog lot you see as you come down
the narrow dirt driveway is located in front of the main house,
another dog lot is behind the main house and the third dog lot sits
along side the handlers apartment just a rocks throw from the main
house. Neatly laid out and not by mistake so each lot can be seen
from the main house.
DeeDee with
her sweetie |
It's hard for the average person to
imagine having so many dogs, let alone caring and training them.
For DeeDee and her husband Mike, it is a way of life. They wouldn't
have it any other way and it's not exclusive to the husky breed.
Labs & Pekingese have a big say in what goes on around there.
It is the Pekingese job to wear out the puppies when they were let
out for their daily romp. Playing tag, chasing and rounding them
up like a border collie with a herd of sheep efficiently keeping
them together. Quite a chore for a short legged lap dog. DeeDee
praised the little Pekingese for her amazing skills as we walked
and talked.

Exercising the
pups |
The black & golden labs job is a
bit more distinguished.."no jumping, no spinning, no flipping...just
watch us...see how you are supposed to behave?" Not that any
of the pups cared as they ran circles around their tall legs...It
is a dogs life, a good life, at Jonrowe Kennels.
Show
Your Support for DeeDee Get a Wristband!
The Taco Bell's in Alaska are selling these wrist bands sporting
the Taco Bell logo and DeeDee's name as a fundraising effort for
Deedee's 2005 Iditarod. The money will go towards dog booties. They
will be selling for $1 with a combo meal or $2 by itself.
DeeDee's supporters may also order the DeeDee Jonrowe Wristband
and other support merchandise directly - Click
Here for details
BLM
- Iditarod Poster |
BLM-
IDITAROD POSTER - MAR 2005
BLM (Alaska) released a commemorative poster of the Iditarod National
Historic Trail at the Iditarod sled dog race ceremonial start in
Anchorage. Posters will be available while supplies last at the
Alaska Public Lands Information Center at 605 W Fourth in downtown
Anchorage. The28x34-inch poster features musher Dee Dee Jonrowe
and her team on the trail near Rainy Pass and is the last in a series
commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic trail.
BLM offices
in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Glennallen and Nome will have a limited
number of copies available starting March 7.
KTUU
News Archived Video Clips
Nome
Nugget Inn web cam Click
Here
End of the trail banquet in Nome March 20th 2005
INTO NOME!!!!! ARRIVING IN 10th PLACE
3:42 pm March 16th - 10 days 1 hour 42 minutes & 55 seconds
for the 2005 Iditarod
Follow
DeeDee's Iditarod progress - Click
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