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Bruce and Team at the Starting Line of the Iditarod

Every Mile Counts!
Help support Iditarod Musher Bruce Linton get from Anchorage to Nome by raising awareness about Diabetes.

"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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Bruce's goal is to raise $30 a mile or $34,500 with a portion of the proceeds going to diabetes foundations such as ADA & Diabetes and Wellness Foundation. The remaining proceeds will help Bruce & his dogs get to the race.

No Limits Sled Dog Kennel....
Bruce Linton lives his life by example. An insulin-dependent Type 1 diabetic for 15 years, Bruce has successfully completed 14 marathons, three Ironman Triathlons, two 1,000 mile Iditarod dog sled races and hundreds of other athletic events all while effectively managing his diabetes. He is a firm believer that diabetics should not be restricted by their medical condition and that they should maintain an active lifestyle, live life with a positive mental attitude and dream big. “A diabetic should not be limited by his disease. He is only limited by his dreams and as a diabetic ones dreams should be unlimited!” The journey continues… Welcome.

Bruce is officially signed up for the 2009 Iditarod!

Bruce and his wife Melissa, attend the volunteer picnic
in Wasilla, Alaska for the Iditarod volunteers and the first day to sign up for the 2009 Iditarod sled dog race.

KASILOF, ALASKA. WHERE WE LIVE…
My wife Melissa, my newborn son Brody, my dogs, and I feel extremely fortunate that Kasilof, Alaska found us. Kasilof, a small fishing village of approximately 500 resilient year round residents, is located on the banks of the Kasilof River and the Cook Inlet. It is located on the eastern side of the Kenai Peninsula which is an area about the size of the state of Vermont (where we are from) and is inhabited by only 35,000 residents.
People are different here and we like it that way. It is just as common for our neighbors to be working outside in a boat at 3:00 am as working inside in an office at 3:00 pm. Time around here is not measured by the clock ticking on the bedroom wall, but rather by the sun, which doesn’t set until well after midnight in the summer, and by the massive ocean tides, which crest up to 17 feet and bring with the surge millions and millions of migrating fish. The change of seasons is what is important here, not what is playing on TV or what can be found on the internet. As predictable as the budding of the trees after a long cold winter, the fishermen return, traveling from all corners of the globe, to spend another summer on the beaches over looking snow capped volcanoes under a true midnight sun.

World famous Chinook or “king” salmon (weighing up to 80 lbs), millions of “reds” or sockeye, “silvers” or Coho, and “pinks” or humpback salmon complete their four to six year lifecycle by returning from the sea to their spawning grounds in the freshwater rivers that originate from the glaciers that surround us. “Barn door” halibut, the largest in the world and weighing as much as 400 lbs, also thrive in these waters and create another sport fishing industry all its own. Under the watchful eye of Alaska’s Fish and Game, the salmon runs and halibut are harvested, and the fuel tank that drives the economic engine of the area is filled once again.

It is a lifestyle that hasn’t changed much since before statehood and is one of a simpler time that many savor and feel fortunate to be a part of. Bonfires on the beach occur nightly, after the catch has been delivered to the processing plants, and beer, whisky, and fishing stories flow freely. People are tough, “real”, and all our willing to lend a hand to their neighbors whenever there is a need. The area is sparsely populated and unspoiled. The air, which originates far away in the Northern Bering Sea, is always cool and clean. It invigorates the soul.

Wildlife flourishes here, where moose calves with wobbly legs only a few hours old, try to keep upright and struggle to stay close to their wandering mothers. Grizzly bears occasionally create an up roar in the neighborhood and the latest intruder came within 20 feet of me in my dog yard. Bald eagles are everywhere and often have aerobatics battles in the skies just above our property as they dive bomb each other establishing their territorial boundaries. The winner will perch, with pride, on top of the tall pine trees in our dog yard for hours, incessantly watching their domain and the dog and human activities that transpire beneath them. For a nature lover like me, who was raised on the streets of Philadelphia, I am constantly in awe as I go through my day by day to be living in the midst of some of the most amazing wildlife and scenery on earth.

Temperatures peak at about 75 degrees in the summer. A gentle sea breeze blows away any bugs that exist which leaves a sunny day with low humidity – a perfect lazy day for our sleeping and playing sled dogs. The temperatures in the fall cool off quickly so dog training can begin early. We usually start training our pups around September 1st.
Winters are mild compared to the colder interior which provides ideal temperatures to train our dogs. Snow can be unpredictable at times, but when it does fall, it rarely melts because the angle of the sun is so low. What falls in November doesn’t usually start melting until April when the sun rays get more intense.

The entire region is dog friendly and all the trails are open to dog sledding as well as snow machines. Everyone is extremely welcoming to the ones who have decided to travel at slower speeds - the ones who have chosen to “run silent and run dogs”. Dog mushers are not only welcome here, but actually cherished, honored and respected which is a refreshing change from the entitlement attitudes of the snowmobilers back on the East Coast where Melissa and I moved from. Life is incredible here and we feel very blessed!

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