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4 unusual facts about Newton Marshall


Newton Marshall

His poignant story plays out in the feature documentary Sun Dogs (2006).

It was there he first met the future sled dogs including Marbles and Jimmy (named after sponsor Jimmy Buffett) and his soon-to-be instructors Rick and Anette Johnson owners of Ah-Regah Kennel & Equipment in Mahtowa, Minnesota.

Marshall was up to the task and March 27–28, 2008 he competed in the 210-mile Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race from Dawson City, Yukon Territory to Eagle, Alaska and back.

As fate would have it in November, Anderson, who was to train for the 2009 Yukon Quest, had second thoughts about being away from Jamaica for so long to train and race in the Yukon and so it was decided that Newton would step in to train and qualify for the Yukon Quest.



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