Michael Capelli | Yukon Quest Canada

Michael Capelli

43 YEAR OLD YUKON QUEST MUSHER

Experience:

Rookie - YQ 100

Nationality:

French

From:

Whitehorse, Yukon

Occupation(s):

Sales Person

Kennel Name:

Iceage Racing Alaskans

Kennel Name Origination:

From the cartoon, Iceage

Bloodlines:

Gatt

# of Dogs in Kennel:

How many years have you been running dogs?

How did you get started running dogs?

When I was a teenager back in the mid 90's in the French Alps, I got trained to be a guide first and to prep racing teams later

How did your dogs get their names?/ How do you choose names?

I chose them with the kids from the movie, Iceage

Why did you enter the Yukon Quest? What are your goals for the race?

The goal is to have some fun and give the dogs some experience for future longer distance races, maybe a 1000 mile in the Yukon...

What do you love most about running sled dogs?

Share the efforts with them.

Tell us about your dogs, particularly some stories or facts about dogs running this year's race

They are all yearlings roughly the same age. So far we have done only loose training. We will see how they are on the line...

Tell us about your favourite experience with a volunteer on the trail

No handler so far, but I'm looking for one for the logistics.

What music do you listen to on the trail?

No music, I listen to my dogs breathing and what's going on around us in the bush.