paul amano

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20 Km. 3 degrees C. BIG tangle during turnaround. Dogs very well behaved while Andrena, Sarah, and Evan sorted it out. Otherwise fantastic.

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Pos: Musher: Paul- went swimming in the ditch during the turnaround. Wet & cold. Replaced by Sarah who did a fine job getting us home.

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Pos: Lead: Romex & Lizzie. Lizzie doing well under Romex's guidance. Romex good on "gee come", unfortunately the rest of the team is not.

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Pos: Point: Eureka & Samantha. Eureka great. Samantha head up lots. Got loose during tangle and had some fun on her own. Came back though.

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Pos: T1: David & Ruger: Excitement tiff on one of the hills. Behaved the rest of the way. Good even performance as a pair.

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Pos: T2: Lily & Scooter: Both had tried chewing the lines in past runs. Used a chain splice and they didn't even try. Team motivators on run

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Pos: T3: Arthur & Dusty: Great together. Both pulling straight and hard at any pace.

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Pos: Wheel: Yukon & William. Yukon- Increased work ethic. Looking good. William- so good back here. Meant to try in lead. Next time.

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6 degrees. 20 km. w/ Mom and Heather. Fantastic run. All straight for most of it. Very few rests. Thirsty at end. Need water for more miles

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Position: Lead: Conductor & Samantha.
Conductor- Good mentor Samantha.
Samantha- fantastic job for first full run in lead at this distance.

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Position: Point: Eureka & Lizzie.
Eureka- excellent in the point.
Lizzie- pulling to the left. Distracted by the side of the trail. Thirsty?

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Position: Team 1: David & Lily.
David- great in this position.
Lily- trying to chew lines at hookup. Otherwise perfect.

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Position: Team 2: Dusty & Ruger.
Dusty- likes running w/ Ruger. Fast pace & great stamina.
Ruger- Great w/ Dusty. Very good team dog.

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Position: Team 3: William & Scooter.
William- power and work ethic great.
Scooter- motivating the team from the back. No stopping.

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Position: Wheel: Yukon & Arthur- both great. Strong and focused.

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6 degrees C. 20 km. w/Kelsey & Jess. Great pace. Not keen to rest. I need more miles but there are very few places to turn 12 dogs around.

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Position: Lead: Lily & Lizzie.
What a fun combo. This is the pair for speed.
Lily- Jumping on "Gee". No concept of "Haw".
Lizzie- Awesome!

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Position: Point: Samantha & Eureka.
Samantha- great focus and stamina today.
Eureka- solid as expected. Helping the leaders with commands.

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Position: Team 1: Strider & Gandalf- Both up to par.
Replacing Yukon (toenails) & Harry (out of this pool to build confidence)

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Position: Team 2: Arthur & Ruger.
Ruger: Strong with weight back on.
Arthur: Strongest finisher in the team. He wants more miles.