29-01-2025 Real Racing starts this weekend
At the End of Jan; The Wyoming Open,John will be up against Buddy Streeper to name a few .. www.wyomingstagestop.org this is the start of John USA racing season...
Mid Feb John & Colin & 20 sleddogs & sleds plus GM Dog truck then will head to Alaska cross the border into Canada ,pick up Alan in Calgary/Canada..then all head into some of the remote winter wilderness on the planet.. they take Highway 2 from Edmonton Alberta ..head across into British Columbia,then into the Yukon..cross the Chagach mountains ..then into Alaska there they will met up with Fiona .. they will have around three days before the start of the Iditarod . John and 18 dogs will then head towards Nome .Colin will be back in Anchorage awaiting dropped dogs which will be flown back from stage points if need be ..Alan & Fiona will fly on to Nome to wait for John & dogs.At the end of the race John & Alan, Fiona & Dogs fly back to Anchorage ..Fiona heads back to Scotland ..the rest of team head back to Montana a 7000 mile round drive.
We will update www.johnfortheiditarod.com and the events have there own www.iditarod.com & www.wyomingstagestop.org
John Stewart (24yr)has been training & racing sleddogs since he was 6yrs old.For many years raced in the Junior races in UK. Raced in snow events from the age of 9yrs old in Italy & the Iron Will Race in USA.At 10yr he was his fathers handler in the biggest sleddog race in South America a 3 month venture with Tim White & 36 dogs in Chile & Argentina,also raced & went on remote mountain trips with sledogs. From the age of 17yrs he has spent most winters with professional mushers,as handler/training & 2nd team racer ..Tim White,Egil Ellis,Hans Gatt,..and for the last 3 winters with Doug & Mel Swingley.He helped start up the CSC with his parents who have 45 dogs and helped train & build the Jamaican sleddog centre in Jamicia with his father ..one of his best friends is Newton Marshal who is training & living with Lancy Mackay. He is not in the sport as a "dream or hobby..or tee shirt " ..but to learn from the best.. to one day set up pro/kennel in Canada.He is a commercial North Sea diver.He will be based with his dogs next winter in Finland & Canada.
