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Kristy is a musher in the 2011 Iditarod.
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Kasilof, AK
www.aspenhollowlodging.com
Kristy Berington, age 25, was born and raised in
Northern Wisconsin. Kristy says that together with
her twin sister, Anna, the pair started handling
and running dogs at a neighbor's sprint kennel.
Their first dog team consisted of a Great Pyrenees
and a Border Collie, pulling a sled they built out
of a pair of downhill skis and a milk crate. The
two continued to share their love of dogs and the
outdoors, and eventually were drawn to Alaska
because of these interests. This is Kristy's third
season running dogs and racing in Alaska, and her
second year working for Paul and Evy Gebhardt in
Kasilof. On her rookie run to Nome, Kristy will be
running a team of Gebhardt dogs, and hopefully a
more sophisticated sled than she first started
mushing with. Kristy has raced several mid distance
events in Alaska, including the Tustumena 200, the
Knik 200, the Tustumena 100, and the Klondike
300.
Kristy has worked as a wrangler in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains area near Lake Tahoe, as a mushing
tour guide, was a member of the Army National Guard
and is an avid runner. Kristy says that when she's
not doing chores, running dogs, playing with
puppies, or just hanging out in the dog yard she
loves swimming, biking, racing and being outdoors
as much as possible.
This marks the second season that Kristy will be
running dogs with Paul Gebhardt, where she works as
a handler in the winter months, as well as working
as a part time construction worker with Gebhardt
Construction and keeps the cabins in tip top shape
for Evy at Aspen Hollow Lodging.
During the 2009 Season, Kristy participated in
several mid distance races, and is fully qualified
for Iditarod rules to run the 1,100 mile race to
Nome. In addition to the Tustumena 200, Kristy's
race experience includes the Klondike 300 - where
she was noted for her excellent level of dog
care.
For the 2010 season, Kristy and Paul will kick
off the racing circuit with the Sheep Mountain 150
in December.
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