Sunday, May 13, 2018

Canicross in the Arctic




A guest photographer and sled-dog enthusiast from Barentsburg, Svalbard;  Елена Викторовна,  took this photo of a canicross runner with a pure Chuckchi sled dog.  The Chuckchi sled dog is an ancient breed from Siberia, and possibly akin to the original working dog imported to Alaska in the early 1900s by the norwegian Leonard Seppala that later became the prototype for his Seppala huskies. Photo courtesy: Елена Викторовна 
Two of my pure Seppala huskies back in the mid 1990s.  Tough, hardy, stayer and enduring sled dogs.  

Monday, April 2, 2018

April morning


Cold mornings, approximately minus 10 at dawn, provide a solid surface to run on. Nothing can be compared to such a fresh and crispy dayspring.  Springtime of the day and springtime of the year. It is April!

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Saturday, March 17, 2018

16 years old




Skarv is patrolling his territory every day despite being 16 years old.  It is a regular 4 kilometer walk.