Matt Failor, driving the Buser “B” team parked and went to work making them comfortable. The temperature was in the teens but add the sunshine and it felt much warmer. Matt provided his athletes with plenty of cool water, kibble and frozen snack sticks and well as straw for a recharging nap. He planned to stay awhile. Next it was time for Matt to act as the athletic trainer, massaging feet, wrists and shoulders. Clearly his athletes were used to the pampering and they loved every minute of their coaches loving and skillful attention. Matt mentioned that a race fan from Florida had promised him a pizza when he made Unalakleet. Matt had been promising his dogs a piece of peperoni if the race fan came through. Failor’s Florida fan had a plan. With GPS Tracker, the fan would know when Failor and team parked in Unalakleet. Call Peace on Earth and order the pizza to be delivered. Pay by credit card. Just as Matt finished dog chores on the slough, a Peace on Earth employee stopped his snowmachine at the checkpoint door and walked inside with the pizza all wrapped in a red insulated bag. Not more than two minutes later, Failor received the long awaited for delicious reward. Bad news for the dogs though, it was a veggie pizza so no peperoni.
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