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New Stuyahok musher realizes Rondy dreamPublished on February 17th, 2010 By ALASKA NEWSPAPERS STAFF
John Hanson Jr., a Yup'ik musher of New Stuyahok, will race his first Open World Championship this month at the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous. "My goal and dream is to race in the Fur Rondy or North American," said Hanson, a quiet-spoken 20-year-old. "Now I'm going to Rondy, it feels like a dream come true." While Hanson has been running his team in regional races for about five years, this is his first statewide competition. Hanson learned to train and race dogs from his father, retired musher John Hanson Sr., who got him started early, running three or six dogs and working his way up. Hanson is one of only two mushers from off the road system to compete. He didn't even know he would be able to make the trip until two weeks ago, when his father revealed that GCI and Pen Air would sponsor him and his dogs. While this wasn't the year that he would have picked to race his team - they'll be even stronger and faster next year, he said - he grabbed the opportunity to run his first big city race. "There's a lot of competition and it will be fun and exciting, racing the big race," Hanson said. "I can't wait for the big day." Alaska Newspapers Staff can be reached at editor@alaskanewspapers.com |
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