Jamaican in a Dog Sled Race

WHAT !!! That was our reaction here at CaribLifeCentral.com

The Olympic bobsled was one thing. The Winter Olympic Ski Cross participation by Jamaican Errol Kerr is another thing. We were still getting our minds around Errol, and the fact that he placed ninth ahead of the USA Team, when we came across this bit of news.

The Idiatrod 2010 which is the famous winter sled dog race has a participant from Jamaica. He is a musher for the dogs and his name is Newton Marshall. We wish him all the best and invite you to read more and share with your friends.

The Idiatrod: It's the world's most famous sled dog race, a feat of endurance for mushers and dog teams who must travel
across 1,049 miles through some the most unforgiving and extreme terrain
on the planet.

It is the Iditarod. Organizers call it the "Last Great Race on Earth," and only the toughest mushing teams and
survivalists need apply.

First-time Iditarod musher Newton Marshall was seen this week taking care of 17 dogs in a hotel parking
lot in Anchorage, Alaska. Each dog was chained to Marshall's borrowed
kennel pickup, several of them barking to regain their leader's
attention. Marshall, 26, is among 22 rookies on the 2010
Iditarod starting roster of 71 teams, but that's not the reason he made
history as the ceremonial start to the race got underway Saturday.

"Hey, mon! ... I'm from Jamaica. I'm running the Iditarod!" Marshall
exclaimed while performing the not-so-glorious task of cleaning up after
his dog team. Wait, WHAT? Did he just say Jamaica?

"They look at me and think I'm crazy," Marshall said with a chuckle. "I'm not
supposed to be up here."