Rookie Beth Manning on the first day of the 2010 GCI Open North American. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com
Whooeee! It was a beautiful day at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds for the 2010 edition of the GCI Open North American! A bit hot for dogs, but very pleasant for humans.
Here are the official results for Day 1:
| ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. | ||||||
| GCI OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| March 19, 2010 | ||||||
| 20 MILES | TEMP: 28 | TRAIL: Good | ||||
| BIB | NO. | FINISH | ELASPED | WIN | ||
| NO. | MUSHER | DOGS | ORDER | TIME | ORDER | REMARKS |
| 12 | Arleigh Reynolds, Salcha, AK | 18-2 | 10 | 62:34.3 | 1 | |
| 10 | Egil Ellis, Willow, AK | 14-2 | 8 | 62:53.9 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ken Chezik, Fife Lake, MI | 16-2 | 1 | 63:10.3 | 3 | |
| 7 | Jason Dunlap, Salcha, AK | 16-2 | 5 | 64:05.9 | 4 | |
| 13 | Curtis Erhart, Fairbanks, AK | 18-2 | 11 | 65:16.4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Mark Hartum, Edmonton, Alberta | 16-2 | 3 | 66:02.5 | 6 | Dog in sled |
| 8 | Marvin Kokrine, North Pole, AK | 20-2 | 7 | 66:10.3 | 7 | Dog in sled |
| 6 | Jeff Conn, Ester, AK | 18-2 | 4 | 66:30.9 | 8 | Dog in sled |
| 15 | Gary Markley, Salcha, AK | 15-2 | 13 | 68:20.2 | 9 | |
| 9 | Mike Stephens, Fairbanks, AK | 16-2 | 9 | 68:49.3 | 10 | |
| 1 | Jack Berry, Homer/Salcha, AK | 16-2 | 2 | 68:50.6 | 11 | |
| 5 | Randy DeKuiper, Hesporia, MI | 18-2 | 6 | 70:46.0 | 12 | Dog in sled |
| 14 | Clifton Carroll, Fort Yukon, AK | 17-2 | 14 | 71:31.1 | 13 | |
| 11 | Heather Hardy, Wasilla, AK | 15-2 | 12 | 73:38.5 | 14 | |
| 16 | Beth Manning, Fairbanks, AK | 12-2 | 15 | 76:40.6 | 15 | |
| 2 | Eddie Dayton, Big Lake, AK | Scratch | ||||