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- THEY DID IT!
- Blunder Alert!
- The photo shows what we've been calling the Arctic...
- Thar she blows!
- Warren Palfry and Rick Larson, are thoughts and pr...
- Hang in There, Tim!
- Talked to Tim via email from Grayling several time...
- Who Hit the Snooze at HQ?
- Tim's in and out of Anvik already and on his way u...
- Day Nine
- Half Way and Half Full
- Bon Appetit!
- Quick post: Tim's out of McGrath and on to Tokatna...
- Penny and Scatman, sittin' in a tree...r-e-s-t-i-n-g
- Our sincerest sympathies to Jeff Holt; God bless y...
- On Your Mark, Get Set...is that Sarah Palin?
- Nonsense after the Start!
- We left Wasilla early this morning and drove strai...
- Weeping Willow
- I Can See Sarah Palin's House From Here!
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Yay Tim & company!!! HUGE!
ReplyDeleteCongrats brother!!! You're our hero!! Carrie & Greg
ReplyDeleteI have tears! What an historic moment for you all! GO TIM!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go!!!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteYou did it!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible accomplishment!! What great dogs! Congrats Tim and thank you Mary. We watched you come in on the live feed from Nome. A big YAAHOOOO echoed clear across the UP. Safe travels.
ReplyDeleteArch & Carol
Congratulations Dr. Tim, Mary (as I know that this has been a huge family effort) and the dogs!!! I HAVE CHILLS!! I am so honored and privelaged to call Tim our vet! I can't wait to see him in person to congratulate him. What an accomplishment! Way to make all of us Yoopers (not to mention MQT) residents proud! Those dogs deserve some very high honors....maybe a spot in the bed ;)
ReplyDeleteBrandi Petrocik
Wat a huge accomplishment for Tim and his team. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteWoooHooo Tim... WooHooo Dogs and thanks Mary for the fun to read updates.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS! Mission acomplished!
ReplyDeleteNome web cam had a great shot of Tim approaching the Arch. I saved it and will print one for you guys once Jan does her thing and cleans it up a bit. We would love to hear the details over a bottle of single malt...on me!
Mike and Jan
My son is a 5th grader at Creekside Elementary School in Durham, NC.
ReplyDeleteHe was out of school for three weeks due to illness and to avoid falling behind he worked hard at home. One of his assignments was/is:
“Vasco should also be following one of the mushers in the Iditarod. I have links on the class website so he can track distance & time on a daily basis. It would be great if together, you could create a graph or some way to display the musher's daily progress. Maybe design something on the computer?”
The musher he chose is Dr. Tim Hunt and as a result he is the only student that has not turned in his report. Why? Because as long as “his” musher is running the race is not over and most of all he is learning that persevering, endurance and doing your best is more important than medals.
Thank you Dr. Tim. You are a great example to a 10 year old boy.
Cecilia Watkins
Proud Mother
This morning I asked Vasco (my 5th grader) why he chose Musher Tim Hunt, Bib # 64 (he told me I should not forget this detail), to be “his musher” and this is the answer I got:
ReplyDeleteVasco: “He is a rookie. You know, it’s his first Iditarod as a musher but he participated before as a vet taking care of the dogs.”
Mom: “You chose him because he is a vet?”
Vasco: “And he knows how to take care of the dogs. Mom, that is really important, actually, that is more important than even wining the race!”
Mom: “You don’t mind that he did not finish in the top 10?”
Vasco: “No. It is better for him if he takes care of his dogs. They will do better next year and the dogs will be happy.”
The Iditarod Official Site has not updated its information and so we couldn’t find out for sure if Dr. Tim had reached Nome before the kids left for school. I just found out myself that he made it and am thrilled and humbled at the same time to have witnessed (via internet & Mary’s fabulous Blog) this great event.
Congratulations and lots of rest.
Cecilia Watkins
Proud Mother
Congradulation to Dr. Tim! The state and MSU are proud.
ReplyDeleteCongradulations on a job well done. Give your dogs some well deserved hugs and treats.
Grace and Chuck Leibel
Warren, MI
Red Lantern PROUD!!! Here's to those who FINISH what they start...not just "somehow," but TRIUMPHANTLY. And to be an encouragement to a 10-year-old sick little kid...what can be better than that?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Tim, little harder then the Sceney eh. Can't wait to have a chat with you about your adventure. Sure enjoyed reading Mary's blog, she has a nack for writing. My daughter goes to NMU so we will be in Marquette in the near future and would like to take the two of you out for dinner. You must have kept the good steroids for youself eh. Bill Johnston
ReplyDeletewahhhhhhh hoooooooooooo! :>) congrats to the dogs for running all the way to nome, hats off to the dog driver for his intestinal fortitude (sisu) and cheers to mary for sharing her wit with all of us during this incredible experience. you all had a huge following. you make us yoopers proud eh! pat & jackie
ReplyDeleteYahoooo! Congratulations Dr. Tim & Crew! What an accomplishment it is to finish. Thanks Mary for keeping us informed in such an entertaining way! Now I get to go through Iditarod video, press release and blog WITHDRAW syndrome!
ReplyDeleteJill Miller & Mod Squad -Michigan (troll)
WOW!! FANTASTIC!! What an adventure! We've followed Tim from the start and were watching the finish. Tim's one determined musher. Our fuzzy Yooper hats are off to you Tim and those wonderful dogs, who I hope are napping on those sleep number beds Mary promised. We also were spying on you in White Mtn. via webcam, thought you were safe in the middle of nowhere,eh? NOT. Thanks to you Mary for entertaining us with your tales from the Trail, critiques of restaurants, and very descriptive narratives of the locals. We've laughed, cried, screamed, jumped for joy and exibited every Idit-emotion possible. Is this scratched off the TO DO list or can we look forward to 2010?
ReplyDeleteSafe trip home. We'll practice our "We're Not Worthy" bow.
Sharon & Dave Megyesi and
your loving patients Barney & Harold
Munising, MI
Tim, 15 days, 14 hours, 6 minutes and 22 seconds.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Congratulations on your successful run and completion of this legendary event. Bravo to you and your team!!! Thank you, Mary, for your blog and sharing your experience. Can't wait to hear more and hope you consider sharing it in some public venue.
Linda and Delbert
Mary...huge calculation error?? Haven't you been fired at least once for not being at the finish line?
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool. Iditarod finisher! Huge snows, warm and frigid temps, blizzards, volcanos! all done along side a day job or two. Congrats. Have a safe trip home.
Kent and Denise
All I can say is WOW!
ReplyDeleteAnd thankyou Mary, for keeping us posted.
Cathy
Congrats to our Dr. Tim. He made even us Alaskan Lucias proud, because he was driving a great looking sled, a fabulous team of dogs, and he made it to Nome looking wonderfully fit himself! Mary, your blogs have been just the thing to keep this race very personal and very fun. I have to share what our media said today on the Iditarod Insider, which is a part of the website Iditarod.com. In the little sidebar of Tim's video-taped arrival to Nome, it said this: "...The rookie was awarded the Red Lantern for his tremendous feet and perseverance." I just about died laughing. I'm sure all of him is wonderful, but his feet are TREMENDOUS!!
ReplyDeleteBig smiles to you both and fond farewells; hope you get to see my sister Kim and hubbie Mark in Two Harbors on your return trip home. Perhaps we will get to follow you through another Iditarod soon!
Kristi Lucia and kids: Joseph, Talitha, Noah & Benjamin, and little Isaiah
Congrats on a job well done. I admire your perserverance and dedication. From the Yates Family and Snickers, Hershey and Fudge.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Dr. Tim! We really enjoyed following your progress. We hope you do a presentation at the Shaw Rig Session about your experience. Mary-your blogs were very humorous! We couldn't wait to see what you were going to post next.
ReplyDeleteRick and Geri Minard
waaahoooo! congrats to you and your dogs!! What a great accomplishment! AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Dr. Tim and dog team! Finishing the race with all the weather conditions and arduous terrain is quite an accomplishment. I admire your strength and endurance, but most of all your compassion and safety for your dogs. Way to go! Thanks Mary for your informative and humorous blog entries. They were always a joy to read first thing in the morning. Thank you Tim, dogs and Mary for making us Yoopers proud!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing the Iditarod Tim - great blog Mary! Cheers!!
ReplyDeleteThe stuff of which legends is made: anonymous underwear, tremendous FEET, and "no sniffy-no smelly!" We're anxiously awaiting some final pictures and first-hand accounts of the Iditarod trail-ing! And let us know if you're going to do a presentation in your hometown...we may just drive up there!
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