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The Iditarod is started, the sleg-dog race in the Alaska wilderness of 1600 km and Dee Dee Jonrowe, is there for the 34th time this year, has long been known as a survivor, having endured a deadly car crash, cancer, frostbite and numerous injuries on the trail.
The search for talent is often based on a basic idea that can be summed up as: Why teach a dog to climb a tree, when the monkeys do it so well. Apparently the reasoning is flawless and as a result scientists have made search for them and discard the dogs. Then arose the first problems, so for example the lemurs while being at ease on the trees are too slow, others are too unruly and attack and so on. Despite these limitations still many scientists screen athletes/monkeys on the basis of their physical characteristics and motor skills. The nature leads us, however, also other examples that are not usually considered. The story of the caterpillar becomes a butterfly or that of the swan as a young is not really a splendor as it is an adult teach that the appearance, so how the young are at a given moment of development, may not correspond they will become. These stories should teach us that research on talent should not be based on the simple sum of the capacity possessed in a specific time but must be a long-term journey, because it’s not true that the best at 14 years old, they will be also at 16 . Commitment and dedication are two dimensions that usually are not part of the dimensions examined, however, they are considered as the most important by top athletes; they should instead begin to be taken into account. The other key aspect to succeed as an athlete is to assess the degree of improvement of the young during the competitive season. Athletes initially less competent can come to compete with the best ones, thanks to a greater willingness to learn from training. So do not discard a priori all dogs, interesting surprises may be happen.
Although Mitch Seavey won the big battle, a number of pitched struggles for position took place after the winner of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race crossed the finish line in Nome. The difference of one spot in the standing was worth thosands of dollars to the musher.
No race to the finish was closer than the struggle for seventh place, where Norwegian rookie Joar Leifseth Ulsom nipped Jake Berkowitz of Big Lake by just 16 seconds. Even eighth place was a success for Berkowitz, who was one of the many mushers to contend for the lead in one of the most turbulent Iditarods of recent history. Last year, Berkowitz was in position for a top-10 finish on the home stretch when he severely cut his hand with a knife, forcing him to drop out of the race.
By Wednesday morning, 14 mushers had passed beneath the burled arch on Nome’s Front Street to end their 1,000-mile journey across Alaska. Defending champion Dallas Seavey (son of the winner) drove a young dog team to fourth place behind Jeff King and Aily Zirkle.
And 59-year-old DeeDee Jonrowe finished an impressive 10th. That was the 16th top-10 finish in a career dating back to 1980 — and her second 10th place finish in a row. Here’s a quick look at the finishers so far:
1. Mitch Seavey, Sterling, 9 days, 7 hours, 40 minutes; 2. Aily Zirkle, Two Rivers, 9 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes; 3. Jeff King, Denali Park, 9 days, 9 hours, 22 minutes; 4. Dallas Seavey, Willow, 9 days, 10 hours, 21 minutes; 5. Ray Redington, Wasilla, 9 days, 11 hours, 5 minutes; 6. Nicolas Petit, Girdwood, 9 days, 11 hours, 39 minutes; 7. Joar Ulsom, Norway, 9 days, 12 hours, 34 minutes; 8. Jake Berkowitz, Big Lake, 9 days, 12 hours, 34 minutes; 9. Sonny Lindner, Fairbanks, 9 days, 13 hours, 11 minutes; 10. DeeDee Jonrowe, Willow, 9 days, 13 hours, 25 minutes; 11. Aaron Burmeister, Nome, 9 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes; 12. Ken Anderson, Fairbanks, 9 days, 16 hours, 9 minutes; 13. Peter Kaiser, Bethel, 9 days, 17 hours, 37 minutes; 14. Josh Cadzow, Fort Yukon, 9 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes.
It started yesterday the Iditarod trail sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome. 8 days (the first), 715km, with 16 dogs through Alaska.
Follow the race: http://iditarod.com/ and watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6o6VzCdFnQ
