Melissa Mendelson

The side view of that ice boulder is SO cool!!!

YEAAAAAAAAHHHHH

I am right there with you 🙈

Do we want to become a rabies risk country?!!!

All I saw was a blast of snow as Martha zoomed past me 🤣

Erin I love your team reports!!! Thank you again SO MUCH for being *MY* rockstar!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I didn’t really get other photos (night races are hard that way), but I think it’s very important that you know a few things:
-Foucher, Croissant, and Compass all had front shorts on;
-Watkins had trouble not hugging the vet;
-Ordona is a one year old rockstar;
-Zirkle’s ears are very flomp 🥰

Hi friends! This weekend was (and still is) Copper Dog, and our beloved @flightriskmushing.bsky.social ran the 30 mile race. I went up to north Michigan, land of 200+ inches of snow this winter, to handle, and you know what that means: it’s time for a team intro video!

Yes that's correct! Their dad was named Baker so they all got named after bread 🥰

Not this weekend, sadly! Legend has been taken out for a shoulder this season 🥲

We are all SO PROUD OF YOU anyways- especially for making a hard decision that prioritizes your safety!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

Honestly, the ultimate badge of honor for a dog truck...even if its expensive! Glad you got your many years worth out of it!!!

At least iditarod doesn't start this weekend! It's usually the same weekend as Copperdog and Can-am Crown (which is also this weekend)

A black dog lays on a bed on top of a grey blanket. Her leg is outstretched towards the camera.

I am bib 40 for the Copperdog 30 today! The CD120 starts going out at 7pm, I believe the CD30 starts at 8 or 8:30.... it will be broadcasted at live.copperdog.org ! Nurse legend while I was sick for tax

Oh my gosh, I am such a wimp about being sick!! I basically spent the past 4 days in bed watching netflix

YEAAAAH GO GO GO!!! I was thinking about her and the steps today! She is doing GREAT

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I've been sick with a nasty cold since Thursday last week - yesterday things finally took a turn and today I even felt well enough to hook dogs up! The ironic thing is pretty much everyone is back from injury now, just in time for my last race of the season....with only 6 dogs 🤣

Thanks for the updates!! Cheering you on @lrushfeldt.bsky.social !!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Lots of amazing people this year! Cheering on my friend Jaye @sibersong.bsky.social the most, but rooting hardcore for Brenda and Jesse Terry to finish too!

ITS TIME!!!!!!

Yeah they've been doing great this week!

Well, it would have been

Compass - foucher
Percy - Watkins
Kestrel - Croissant
Q - Ordona

I feel so bad. They road tripped all the way out here and didn't get to run 😅

You didn't miss me. I'm just too sick to go on the trail 😅

Update. I've been battling a cold since thursday....thought I could still do it. Nope. Cold air had me barely holding it together. Decided to scratch. Hopefully I will be able to see that beautiful 50 mile trail next year 😭

Admittedly, I don't think there is a competitive strategy in the plan here

LOL!!! It'll be fiiiiiine 🤪 i just can't employ my panic strategy of "am I on the right trail" which is, to look down and see if I see sled tracks and dog prints

AW SHUCKS

We are bib 1 for the Wolftrack Classic tomorrow - first out at 9am!! I believe Mushing Midwest streams the start on ifan.tv channel 6. Kestrel wants to show off his eating skills

AWWW YEAAAAAAHHHHH