Re: Video Transcription Service Up and Running.
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:04 pm
This is the last one for a while - I'm getting wrist cramps from typing, but I listened to this one this morning and thought it was interesting.
Jason Mackey in Tanana:
Jason Mackey in Tanana:
You wouldn't think it would be too hot, the ambient temperature isn't, but that sun beating down - it got hot.
I thought I was going slow - I was standing on my brake, keeping them working slow - but it was fast, I guess... 7.5 hours... that's pretty good. I didn't intend to do it that fast. But it's all good - the dogs are strong and look really good.
Q: how's this team looking compared to other teams you've had in the ID?
There's no comparison, I've said that all year. They're all veterans, they've all been either with Lance or with me. I've always had a decent team, but I've always had some old ones, some young ones... No... this team could win the race. It's fully capable - it's a winning team. Whether *I* can win the race or not... it's pretty hard to even fathom. I've never even been in the top-20, so it's pretty ballsy to say I could win the race. But the team is capable. They've got plenty of power, plenty of speed, they move together beautifully... This team is incredible - and the further you go, the stronger they get.
They're all eating. I've got one that's a little tired. She ate, but not like I'd like her to eat... [he still left Tanana with 16 dogs]
It seems like it's been a mad rush to get here. People started pulling out of Manley. I was parked between Johnny and Jeff, and Jeff starts getting ready to leave and I said 'you don't think it's going to get too hot?' and he said 'You're worried about it getting *hot*?' And it was - it was cooking. I could feel it through my sweater, but I booted and left anyway on three hours [rest] .. it's good... I don't care if it's 40 below or what, that sun... the breeze is what saved you - the breeze stopped completely for a couple of hours and I slowed them way down.
There was about 40 miles of that trail... not soft like no bottom to it, but soft like walking on the beach. It zapped them a little bit, I thought. Mitch caught us up and I followed him in here standing on my track with both feet. Moving! So I'm happy.
I am going to give them 8 hours here, though. I declared it, and didn't think I needed to take it, but I owe it to 'em. Might as well do it now... it's a long way to Nome... <laughs>... a long way.