Yea, im bad!!

Congratulations to John "Shaggy" Ross for a magnificent finish in possibly the hardest conditions the Iditarod race has ever had. John writes 9th March '09:"I made it in to McGrath last night. There was a lot of snow this year and much of the trail hadn't been broken. They say it was the hardest year yet. I was running second at the start but then broke the hose on my camelback on the second stage, it all poured out down my back and legs. Believe me water freezes pretty quickly at -30. My stealth tights literally saved my ass but I had to ride 5/6 hrs with my legs and saddle frozen up. That lost me a lot of time. Later I spent almost 40hrs alone pushing/lifting my 60lb bike through waist deep snow trying to catch the leaders. On the last day it all came together and I was 2hrs quicker than anyone else on the last stage. I finished 4th. I' happy with that.I'll write some more when I get a chance, but I'm feeling a bit brain dead at the moment!"( PS--and we think we know how to ride!!!!)