Have you ever witnessed a dog sled race? Imagine running through 1,049 miles of ice with pure adrenaline coursing through your veins. One of the most famous and prestigious races is the Iditarod Dog Sled Race in Alaska. It covers over 1,000 miles of rough terrain in a frozen tundra. Dogs and their mushers undergo extreme training to get ready for this competition. Although the race is challenging, and some might even say abusive, it is rewarding experience for both the dogs and their mushers. This race is a grand celebration of Alaskan culture that must be continued.
Feel the cold wind blow on your face as you plummet down icy territory. Hear the sounds of the thumping paws around you and the mushers calling out commands. This is the Iditarod. According to a professional racer, “My dogs love to run free in the open tundra. They were bred for the exact purpose of running.” The Iditarod should continue because the dogs were born to live and live to run. Many dog sled racers have a mutual friendship together. They and their dogs understand and know each other’s limits. “When the temper...
Family rituals at Christmas time is significant to "The H Street Sledding Record" by Ron Carlson. A husband tells the story of his wife Drew, and their daughter Elise and rituals that keep the family together. He finds personal significant in a sledding record, throwing horse manure on the roof, and buying a Christmas trees.
Inertia effects acceleration because inertia is the tendency of objects to ether stay at rest or stay in motion. In this case since the point is to move we are more concerned about staying at rest. When starting the dogs have to pull harder to get the sled moving then they do to keep it moving to both overcome the effects of inertia and to change the fiction from static friction to kinetic friction.
Barrel racing is categorized under the sport of rodeo and is most likely to be associated with the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association and the National Barrel Horse Association. The sport of rodeo also includes bull riding, team roping, and tie down roping and can be mostly associated with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Even though the sport of rodeo in mainly dominated by men, barrel racing is the biggest outlet for women to show their skills in such a male dominated sport.
The Barkley Marathons are run in the Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area near Oak Ridge in Tennessee. The park is bordered by two prisons and a coal mine and is thirty five minutes away from closest the city. The course consists of a twenty mile loop, which for the most part traces the border of the park. The actual length of the course is an issue of large debate however. The twenty mile figure was derived by the race director from a topographic map. Most that have run the loop feel that it is longer, since the distance associated with elevation change and winding trails isn't taken into account. Some feel that the loop could be as long as twenty six miles. At the other end of the argument is the distance that was derived from a survey crew in who measured the park to make a new map in 1993. The distances they got for many portions of the course were actually shorter than Gary Cantrell had listed them to be. On any account the distance assumes that the runner does not get lost, which is a rarity at the Barkley.
In Alaska, Buck is sold to become a sled dog. Intelligent and hard working, he quickly learns to adapt to his new life. He becomes a good sled dog, working as part of the team; he also learns how to protect himself from the miserable cold, burrowing under the snow, and how to find food, stealing if necessary. He also learns he must always be alert, for there are dangers everywhere. Additionally, Buck learns the law of the whip, for if he does not obey the driver or do his fair share of pulling, he will be popped.
Alaskan Husky’s can eat up to 12,000 calories a day in the Iditarod Dog Sled Race on the first day the show the the same metabolic change found in endurance athletes. Their muscle cells are crammed with a lot of mitochondria the energy making cell organelle.
As an article states, “Sled dogs are naturally incredible athletes,’ she tells JS. ‘Through training, conditioning, and top nutrition, they are capable of accomplishing feats of incredible speed and endurance with relatively little effort on their part. (Anastasia)” as the article states, the dogs were natural athletes - who already have exorbitant athletic capabilities - are able to substantially improve their running capacity to endure the Iditarod’s 1000 mile course. In turn, allowing sled dogs to comfortably perform their natural calling:
Furthermore, I have had the opportunity to participate in many projects with Queen City Greyhounds related to rescuing greyhounds from the vicious cycle of dog racing. Many states have previously outlawed this practice, but in many southern states, major cities host greyhound racing as a commodity. Consequently, the dogs are viewed as nothing more than a means through which to make profit; if a dog is no longer able to race well enough to generate money, they will either be euthanized or put up for adoption by a
Starting and finishing at the historic Suffolk Downs, runners in the Michelob Ultra Boston 13.1 will enjoy views of of crashing waves along the beach for most of the race, as they make their way around the Massachusetts Bay oceanfront in mid-September.
As Okimasis rides through the snow, dragged by his pack of dogs, he confronts various environmental obstacles. The imagery included throughout the passage illustrates the cutthroat and quick perceptions of the nature surrounding the situation. The sled glides over the “creaking snow” of the “one hundred and fifty miles of low-treed tundra.” The representation of the area allows for clear pictures to develop mentally. At this point in the passage, both Okimasis and the huskies are exhausted. They’ve been drained of
the start and finish of the race. The race starts at point A, then it
The moment of truth was upon me. The official times, this includes whom qualified for finals, for the 400m relay had been posted. My eyes scanned the page for the bold letters that spell ANDERSON. As I ran my finger across the page to where the times were posted, my ears began to shut out all outside noises, leaving me alone with the thump of my heart and the inhale and exhale of my lungs. Both began to increase in speed as my eyes narrowed in on the time.
Most seventeen year olds participate in a winter sport, myself included. Most started participating in their sport when they’re young, myself included. Most seventeen year old’s sport doesn’t take them to competitions in Main, Quebec, or Alaska, but mine did and still does. I race sled dogs. My parents met at a dog race in Chugiak, Alaska, a suburb of Anchorage. I’ve grown up playing with puppies, helping my parents to the start line, and racing my own team. I would go to my parent-teacher conference every year in elementary school and listen to my mom explain that we would be going to Alaska for two and a half months, and that I would need my work before we left. We experienced different reactions every year. For example, my second grade teacher exclaimed “So are you running the Iditarod? That’s so cool!” This reaction is common. Most people don’t know how the sport of dog racing works. Most people think a sled dog is a fluffy dog that logs hundreds of miles because their heartless owners forcing them to, but unfortunately this stereotype
He was so descriptive on each step that one could picture the author climbing the glacier. Stickeen kept on following the author without any fuss. They had to jump over the cliffs which were done by Stickeen bravely. He never complained and was happy and eager to follow the author without causing any obstruction. It looked as if the author derived inspiration from the dog. In this story the author is very clear about the faithfulness and the endurance that a dog can go through without any
Buck came to know his teammates: which dogs were approachable, and which to leave alone. He learned the necessary skills of a sled dog, which included digging under the snow at night for warmth, surviving on far less food than he was used to, stealing food from other dogs, and the knack for pulling a load.