Question for you BM. Who is the poor guy that gets to clean up all the dog poop on the trail?
The mushers have to be some of the greatest athletes in the world.
Sled dogs have to learn to poop while running - it's hard to stop when the other 15 are going full speed.
Some of these folks are as tough as they come. Look down the standings, and even those mushers a day or two behind are dealing with the same weather and probably worse trail conditions (nasty sugar snow that you have to plow through rahter than ride on top of.) It ain't no picnic.
My hat's off to anyone who can finish the thing while taking good care of their dogs.
