Rachael Scdoris finishes Iditarod

Rachael Reaches Nome
from gorachaelgo:

At 1:42 AM Alaska Standard Time on Saturday, March 18th, Rachael Scdoris became the first legally blind athlete to complete the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. After 12 days, 10 hours and 42 minutes on the trail, Rachael and her visual interpreter, Tim Osmar, passed beneath the wooden structure, known as the Burled Arch, that marks the finish line. The duo finished in 56th and 57th place, and Rachael finished 7th out of the 20 rookies who started the race.

Having endured tempuratures as low as -52 degrees Fahrenheit and wind speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour, Rachael took the worst that 1,100 miles of the Alaskan wilderness had to throw at her and kept on mushing. We salute the determination and skill that it took for Rachael to achieve her dream. Way to go Rachael!



Photo taken by Marc Dick just after she crossed the finish line, from gorachaelgo.com