The Powerhouse Team

The Powerhouse Team
Mar 25th 2008
wolfmoonsleddog
Alaska
Location: Ester, AK
Time - 9:15am
Temperature: 6 degrees F
Conditions: Mostly clear
Forecast: Partly cloudy today and tomorrow, lows in the single digits, highs in the 20s

Okay, here is my belated post on the Powerhouse Team. This team is composed of two super wheel dogs, Chaps and Orion and two speedy, smart leaders, Raven and Ceasar. When you hook those dogs together you suddenly feel something different. This team has real power and the line fairly hums with their excitement. I was doing 4-mile runs with them last week and it was great. They ran like mad the entire way, coming back into the kennel they still had the same energy and speed that they did when they blasted out of the kennel.

Blast-off. That would be a good description of running out of the kennel. It’s downhill with a curve and, due to sleds running over and over, there is no traction whatsoever. It’s intense, especially with Raven, Ceasar, Chaps and Orion hooked up. They are a team that really fits me, I think.

On Easter, I took this Powerhouse Team on a 10-mile run. Unfortunately I ran them too hard the first part of the trip. By this, I mean I let them go as fast as they wanted. I should not have done that, they were pretty tired coming back. And, due to me not paying enough attention to Raven, we had a minor tangle.

But it was a fun run. We ran a trail that follows a powerline and was full of ups and downs so that it was like a roller coaster at times. Very intense but seriously fun. Then we broke off of the powerline trail and ran into thick woods, which was beautiful and fun, with something new around every turn. We also ran out on a lake, out in the open. On the lake, we stopped to rest and let the dogs eat snow (for water). Then they were ready to go again.

All in all, a fantastic way to spend Easter.