Trophy plaques should get mailed next week, if not to you finishers by late March give us a jingle. Bunch of Arrowheaders showing great results at ITI 350 up north, congratulations to all, quite a year is an understatement! Good luck to you in all your off-season endeavors, hope to see you again in I-Falls.

Perennial Arrowheader Bill Bradley with 2013 Run Champion Parker Rios

Appropriate blizzard Arrowhead Stories, here's few I tracked down, feel free to send links:

 FINISHER PHOTOS 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57327383@N03/sets/72157632741995250/ 

http://www.backofthepackracing.com/2013/02/arrowhead-135-rolln-way-in-back-of-pack.html 

http://allthingsepicwithjill.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-arrowhead-135-race-report-be.html

http://www.ekichronicles.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=entry&id=25&Itemid=107

http://www.ekichronicles.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=entry&id=26&Itemid=107

http://www.trailrunnermag.com/races/15-featured-races/529-135-miles-in-the-nations-icebox

http://itsthefunthatmatters.blogspot.com/2013/01/arrowhead-2013.html

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Northlander-Wins-Arrowhead-135-Race-189132781.html

http://www.ifallsjournal.com/sports/ninth-arrowhead-begins/article_1dfb7fba-0dc4-5786-a21a-1ee4caa749ac.html

http://www.ifallsjournal.com/sports/finish-arrowhead/article_b25d6da4-32cc-550f-adbf-f65275125034.html

http://www.northlandoutdoors.com/event/article/id/256925/publisher_ID/36/ 

http://justbike.blogspot.com/2013/01/arrowhead-135-2013a-recap.html

http://www.misadventureracing.com/2013/02/03/the-arrowhead-135/

http://www.virginiamn.com/sports/article_b14118f4-6c2d-11e2-813b-0019bb2963f4.html

http://yak.spruceboy.net/labels/arrowhead-135.html/arrowhead-135

http://www.southernminn.com/northfield_news/sports/article_4e49ae66-d31e-52da-bac6-dc88e3fd924b.html

http://motoscotch.blogspot.com/2013/02/arrowhead-135-2013.html

http://charlytri.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-arrowhead-recap.html

http://charlytri.blogspot.com/2013/02/arrowhead-cont.html

http://www.facebook.com/dsigurdur/posts/10151426536217324

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TVPsg2IguAU

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/257167/

http://thebuffingtonpost.blogspot.com/2013/02/arrowhead.html

http://lonesomeluddite.blogspot.com/2013/02/arrowhead-2013-post-mortem.html

OhMyGosh here's the Canadians, some of them manned CP3 SkiPulk:

http://www.olympiacyclingclub.com/?p=3554

http://olympiacycle.com/2013/02/12/arrowhead-135-2013-summary/

http://olympiacycle.com/2013/02/13/arrowhead-135-2013-summary-pt-2/

http://olympiacycle.com/2013/02/13/arrowhead-135-2013-summary-pt-3/

http://hwpics.com/flashvid/dancam.htm

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200526453153678&set=o.125363724231898&type=2&theater

http://golonggetstrong.com/shane/blog/2013/01/29/ahu/

http://alldirectionsnorth.blogspot.com/2013/02/arrowhead-2013.html

http://arrowhead2011.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-fine-and-pleasant-misery-detailed.html

http://www.epicbillbradley.com/race_info.php?action=details&id=31

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2GeMk7-iw  Alison & Ted's Excellent Adventure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVPsg2IguAU  Start Video

                Top of Wakemup        photo Ken Zylstra

Couple quick 2013 Arrowhead 135 Truth Stranger Than Fiction Items:

...warmest start temp in nine yr race history at ~25F. 

...largest starting field ever at exactly 135.

...first ever father/son finishers with Chris and Mark Scotch!

...two additional Arrowhead A'trois Finishers: Ken Krueger/Eric Dalgaard making total of 5 awards in race history.

...three out of last four years have seen long 3-man cycling breakaways leading up to final finish stretch. All three broke course record.

...second lowest finish rate in race history at ~35%. 2007 less than 25%.

...first year significant precipitation event. 8-10" heavy wet snow/sleet/ice pellets, areas biggest snowfall of season, mid-race. Not precisely forecasted, especially by race director: B.S. Meteorology UW-Madison 1979 Synoptic Specialty.

...unfortunately no women finishers. Many made noble/valient attempts.

Hope your travels to Frostbite Falls go well, things are looking good for adventure. Last minute updates: All we need to see at gear-check is required list gear, not the bike/sled,etc. Volunteer meeting for all nice volunteers Backus 2:30pm Sunday prior to racer meeting at 4PM next door. Right now looks like we missed good Arctic chill by couple days, nothing looming huge far as weather factors at the start, but that has history of changing at Arrowhead!  Midweek might be interesting and a Full Moon.....WeeHaw!