Iditarod 2013

Beginning in September the dogs and I will begin training with the 4-wheeler. I am looking forward to this upcoming race season! We still are in need of monies to help prepare and feed the dogs. If you feel so inclined to help out monetarily thank you so very much!! This race is not cheap!

Keep checking back to see the new information and dog photos as I will be updating this site often.

Well, Iditarod 2013 may be happening . . . there are still a few things that need to be looked into but . . .
Angie

Decisions, decisions . . .

As most of you probably have guessed this year I will not be running the "Last Great Race" I felt that due to the last two years of extreme stress I would take a year off to recuperate and try different things. I still have my dogs and I am excited to let you know that some of them will be running in Iditarod 2012 with my friend Jan Steves. I will also have the opportunity to go up to Willow to help Jan run and train the dogs.
Thank you again to everyone who supported "my dream" of running the Iditarod. We will see what life bring for the 2013 season!!

CNN video and article on my 2011 Iditarod Race

Here is the link to the 1st of 4 videos created by CNN using the footage that I shot on the race . . . Enjoy watching my DREAM come to life!

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2011/05/02/race.lifetime.taggart.part.one.cnn.html#

Here is the link to the article by CNN . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/03/iditarod.angie.taggart/index.html

Some photos from Iditarod 2011

Walking Carmack and Stovepipe up to the gang-line, getting ready for the start in Willow~

Hurry up and wait our turn . . . waiting for the green light to walk the team up to the starting chute in Willow.

One team away from the starting line in Willow . . .

And we are off to NOME!
Finish time into Nome was:
~ 13 days ~1 hour~ 49 minutes ~ 24 seconds~
Finished with 10 happy and healthy dogs:
Chop, Carmack, Stovepipe, Raver, Chip, Allison, Win, Rainy, Tibet and Tango

Relaxing in Hawaii!

Once I return from paradise I will be loading up some videos and photos from the race - so until then ALOHA!

Rohn to Nikolai: long haul!

Angie is currently navigating Rohn to Nikolai, which is a 75 mile stretch. Nikolai is 347 miles from Anchorage. She is in 51st place at the moment and is doing awesome. She has dropped two dogs but it still going strong with 14 dogs. No word as to why she had to drop them. The best place to keep tabs on Angie is the race standings page on Iditarod.com or http://www.iditarod.com/race/race/currentstandings.html for a direct link. There is also a fan page on Facebook that has regular updates: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angie-Taggart-following-her-dream-Iditarod-2011/108318815904912

Thanks for checking in! Angie is amazing! Mush ON.