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Published January 31, 2010, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Beargrease start


Blake Freking of Finland was the first musher on the trail for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Sunday. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com

  • Blake Freking of Finland was the first musher on the trail for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Sunday. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Anne Groeneveld, 3, rubs noses with dad Troy before the start of the Beargrease’s mid-distance race. The Two Harbors musher is running in the mid-distance race. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Jessica Skoglund of Duluth greets one of musher Dave Gordon’s dogs. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Jennifer Freking puts a bootie on one of the dogs on her husband Blake’s team. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Tom Clark’s dog Wrecker eats before the start of Sunday’s mid-distance race. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Race judge Edward Dallas, left, check’s Tom Clark’s sled for the mandatory items all mushers must carry. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Cash, a point dog on marathon racer Bino Fowler’s team, jumps with anticipation while teammate Trinity waits calmly for the start of Sunday’s race. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Matt Rossi of Herbster, Wis., rounds a bend in the trail early in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Sunday. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Curt Perano of Queenstown, New Zealand, on the trail. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Frank Moe of Hovland on the trail shortly after the start. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Matt Carstens of Whitefield, N.H., runs his team between lines of spectators at the start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Sunday. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • A group of handlers help move a team to the starting line. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com