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Bruce Linton into Nome 28th place
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Welcome
to Nome!
Top News....
It's not too late to
be part of the "No Limits" Iditarod
Team!
This is a great way to be
part of the Iditarod adventure and help support
Bruce and his dog team run the 1,150 miles
from Anchorage to Nome. Bruce is currently
$5,850.00 short of reaching his goal. He needs
help buying supplies and dog food for the
race so he can get to the starting line! Help
him spread his positive message about living
with diabetes! Remember, every $20.00 donated
buys a mile on the Iditarod trail (see
Every Mile Counts) or adopt
a race team dog for $300.00 (see
Meet the Team).
Adopt a
dog
No Limits Sled Dog kennel has a few beautiful
dogs up for adoption. See
the Adoption page for details.
DLife
Airs No Limits Kennel Story
Dlife TV broadcast featuring Bruce and Melissa
Linton and No Limits Sled Dog Kennel is scheduled
to air on Sunday February 8th. The show will
be broadcasted on CNBC at 7 pm Eastern Standard
Time. Visit the DLife, watch the video click
here .
Bruce
comes in second in the Tustumena 100!
Bruce’s
dogs were flying Saturday night at the Tustumena
100, as he tried to chase down former
Iditarod champion and neighbor Dean Osmar.
“I wasn’t able to catch him, but
it was a special night since I consider Dean
one of my mentors and he has some of the best
dogs anywhere.
We had one of our best races to date and the
dogs all looked awesome. They all finished
strong and happy. I couldn’t have asked
for more!”.
Vist
the Tustumena official web site
Cindy Barrand
completes extremely difficult
Copper Basin 300!
Cindy
Barrand is our handler at No Limits Kennel.
With temperatures at 42 below zero at the start,
the race that calls itself “The toughest
300 miles in Alaska” lived up to its reputation
this year!
The dogs, having competed only one week earlier
in the brutal Kink 200, were slow, but finished
strong and happy! Cindy learned a tremendous
amount from the race and provided excellent
dog care in some very challenging conditions.
Congratulations Cindy!
Bruce finishes in top ten in frigid Knik 200!
The coldest
air in a decade hit the region, which resulted
in temperatures bottoming out below 50 below
in the predawn hours on the river. Bruce was
extremely pleased with his dog’s performance
and their attitude. “My dogs never cease
to amaze me. They were incredible. The thermometer
in Yenta during the “heat of the day”
was 44 below! It gave me a lot of confidence
going into Iditarod”. Cindy also finished
with a happy and well cared for dog team.
See race results at: http://members.tripod.com/knik200/
DLife
Show to feature Linton's Alaskan Lifestyle
DLife Show to feature Linton's Alaskan Lifestyle.
Bruce and Melissa will be featured in an upcoming
DLife show! A film crew came up from Los Angles
and spent the day with Bruce, Melissa and
the dogs November 22nd. This is the largest
show in the country that is specifically about
living with diabetes and Bruce is honored
to be profiled in the show. The show broadcasts
weekly on CNBC. The broadcast that features
Bruce and Melissa will air next season (02/15/09).
See http://www.dlife.com/
for more info.
Diabetic
Athletes
Bruce Linton is one of 10 diabetics athletes
profiled in a new book. He was chosen from
hundreds
of diabetes from all over the world. For
more information and ordering click
here
Musher
Bruce Linton autographs poster for
fans. |
Discovery & Iditarod team up
Alaskan
fans were treated to a sneak preview of Discovery's
latest gem. About 1,200 people were invited
to view the first episode of the 2008 Iditarod
sled dog race. "The
Toughest Race on Earth. Iditarod".
You will follow mushers Bruce
Linton, DeeDee Jonrowe,
Martin Buser, Lance Mackey and Jeff King along
with others that come along for the ride of
their life.
"That was awesome" exclaimed many,
as they piled out of the auditorium, "the
footage was incrediable" said others."The
best I have even seen" shouted some long
time volunteers. Everyone seemed pleased.
The difference between this coverage and others
before them, is the Discovery crew spent a
considerable amount of time following several
mushers from the start in Anchorage to the
finish in Nome and many check points in between.
Cameras rolling everywhere. They were duct
taped to sleds so you can get a real feel
of the trail and the demand on the mushers.
You get to know each musher, cheer them on,
feel their pain, their energy and their moments
of joy.
Discovery’s
premier of "TOUGHEST
RACE ON EARTH: IDITAROD",
will air Tuesday, October 14th at 10 PM ET/PT.
The six hour miniseries follows mushers and
their sled dog teams across more than a thousand
miles of rugged terrain as they take on Mother
Nature - and each other - in The Iditarod
Trail Sled Dog Race.
Cindy
Barrand (Bruce's Kennel Manager) and Bruce
with wife Melissa Linton
The 2008 Iditarod/Discovery
Channel gang - From
left to right: Bob Ormberg: VP, Content
Products, Jeff King, Martin Buser,
Bruce Linton, DeeDee Jonrowe, Lance Mackey
& Bob Gold Discovery Channel
UPDATE
SEP 12, 2008:
DISCOVERY
CHANNEL WORLD PREMIERE SERIES
DATE IS CHANGED TO OCTOBER 14!
Mushers and their sled dog teams endure more
than a thousand miles of unforgiving Alaskan
wilderness along the Iditarod Trail in hopes
of making it across the finish line –
Discovery’s
premier of TOUGHEST
RACE ON EARTH: IDITAROD, will
air Tuesday, October 14th at 10 PM ET/PT. The
six hour miniseries follows mushers and their
sled dog teams across more than a thousand miles
of rugged terrain as they take on Mother Nature
- and each other - in The Iditarod Trail Sled
Dog Race.View
the Discovery Channels trailor... 
Discovery Channel Documents Iditarod
Discovery Channel Documents Iditarod Bruce Linton
will be one of seven “primary characters”
featured in a new six part Discovery Channel
series on last years Iditarod race.
Says Bruce “I’m in good company.
The show will feature Lance Mackey, Jeff King,
Martin Buser, Dee Dee Jonrowe, Rick Holt, Darin
Nelson and I and a few minor characters. The
production of this new series cost millions
and everyone involved is hoping it will be another
hit for Original Productions. They really pulled
out all the stops for this show. I had a camera
attached to my sled filming my dogs, a camera
attached to my sled that was filming me and
I was wired for sound throughout my journey.
Camera men were at just about every checkpoint
as well capturing as much as they could about
the race and what it takes to drive a dog team
from Anchorage to Nome. It is truly exciting
and unbelievable to me to be a part of it. This
production will bring the Iditarod story to
millions of new viewers. The worlds most famous
dog sled race will now be seen by the world!”
Discovery Channel flew Bruce and the other primary
characters down to Los Angeles during the first
part of August to complete the final shooting.
Look for advertising for the series to begin
soon and for the series to begin airing in October.
Read press release
here…
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Linton's
Welcome New Addition
Brody McIntosh Linton was born at 5:19 p.m.,
Sunday, July 20th, sharing the same birthday
as Bruce's dad, weighing 8 lbs., 3 ounces and
19.5 inches long. It is Bruce and Melissa’s
first child.
“My wife Melissa was incredible”
says Bruce – “she did it natural
without drugs. We are adjusting to our new lives
as parents and everyone is doing great! We are
extremely blessed!”
Bruce is officially signed up for the 2009 Iditarod!
Bruce and Melissa attended the
sign up celebration and annual volunteer picnic
at Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska
on June 28th. He was one of 68 mushers to sign
up for Iditarod 2009 on that first day. Says
Bruce “With some seasoned veterans from
my last two Iditarod runs and some younger dogs
that we have raised since birth, I am very excited
about the potential of my race team next winter!”
Enjoy The Journey Getting To
The Starting Line
Reprinted from : Diabetes
Exercise and Sports Association’s
(DESA’s) Newsletter by
Bruce Linton
Like all diabetics, I was shocked, overwhelmed,
and saddened, on that faithful day when I officially
became a Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic.
It is hard to believe that I have had diabetes
for over 15 years. My journey since then has
been long and unpredictable but, in the process,
I have developed some very strong beliefs that
I carry with me today. Here is my story. Read
more.......
Every Mile Counts!
Musher Bruce Linton can not get to the starting
line of Iditarod without your help. Costs to
maintain a competitive dog sled kennel are approximately
$50,000 a year. Help support him by buying a
mile for $20.00 in Iditarod 2009. Please donate
in increments of $20.00 and own the trail for
that mile. With your $20.00 donation, you will
purchase the next mile that is available on
the Iditarod trail (or any mile you want that
is not taken). See how far he has gotten and
list of contributors here. His goal is to get
all 1,131 miles purchased so that he can once
again get from Anchorage to Nome and spread
his positive message about living with diabetes.
Click here for
map and mileage details
"I want to show people with diabetes that
they can do just about anything if they properly
take care of themselves, lead a healthy, active
lifestyle, and live with a positive attitude!"
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