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Biography
Kristin Bacon, 42, was
born in Youngstown, Ohio, and resided in various
parts until 1997 when she graduated from the Ohio
State University with a degree in Physical Therapy.
In early 1999, after a phone interview with
Providence Children’s Hospital, Kristin was
offered a job in Alaska. Seeking a chance to work
in a hospital setting with children, and intrigued
by the unknowns Alaska had to offer, Kristin
decided to make the move. Not only did the
children’s hospital provide an excellent
opportunity to grow professionally, Kristin met a
mentoring doctor who introduced her to his sled dog
team. Kristin began helping at his kennel annually
for several weeks while he and his wife traveled to
Kauai.
In 2005, Kristin began
volunteering at the Skwentna checkpoint during the
Iditarod. Now that she has her own team, she is
focused on preparing herself and her dogs to run
the Iditarod. Originally, Kristin hoped to qualify
to run in 2014. Due to poor winter conditions for
her first two race seasons, which caused several
qualifying races to be cancelled, the steep
learning curve encountered to become competent at
training/racing sled dogs, plus the challenge of
being the sole financial provider for her kennel,
it took longer than expected to be prepared.
Kristin is now excited to run Iditarod in 2016.
When she isn’t
training for races, Kristin really enjoys sharing
the dogs with the community during events like
Ikidarod (free dog sled rides for kids with special
needs), Aurora Dog Mushing events (Junior and
Business person races, vaccination clinics, etc) as
well as doing adapted mushing activities with her
pediatric clients at Bacon’s acres.
Kristin also continues to
work as a pediatric physical therapist servicing
families in Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley and remote
Alaskan school districts. She is the secretary of
the Aurora Dog Mushers and in her free time enjoys
photography, international travel, gardening and
learning to surf.
Results
2016 is her rookie
year
Contact:
m.facebook.com/bravokennel?ref=bookmarks
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