Rachael Scdoris /səˈdɔərɪs/is an American dog musher and cross country runner who in 2006 became the first legally blind person to complete the 1,049+ mileIditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska... (wikipedia)
She always knows exactly what I want. I can just look at her a certain way or make a certain whistle and she just goes and does what I want her to do. And I don't know how, she doesn't speak English.
We have some of the best mushers in the world here and also some first-timers, too.
Thousands of people were there watching me prepare ... they started getting in the way, getting into our space.
We made it. I'm just looking forward to sleeping and taking a shower.
Everything this year was just better. I learned a lot last year. I was more organized and more confident going into this year. I knew I could do it.
It was so flat and so early in the morning, it was hard not to doze. I woke up in jumbled ice and no other dog tracks.
I figured if anybody could catch my dogs, it would be him.