Dallas talks how about the first 4 or 5 days are a reality check for many teams. Then the teams emerge who have a real shot at doing well. It’s along the Coast where he feels that he can look at that he has a winning team or not. His goal is to bring that team to Kaltag. At the same time it’s important to him to keep an open mind. He says that he is going to do a few things different to shake things up, but only if the door opens up. He looks at running the race as a playbook. Which are the conditions, and what needs to be done in those conditions. Dallas emphatszes how he loves to create a dog team. It’s a passion for him. Winning the Iditarod is the confirmation for him, that he created the best dog team in world. He feels that he created the best dog team ever. Yet he realizes, that someone might have build an even better team, or ” monster ” as he likes to call it.
