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The term ''Warsaw Run'' was also used by the [[Spearfish Lake Record-Herald]] employees when dropping bundles of the newspaper. The trip to Warsaw and back was a long run and the ''"big reward for making the Warsaw run before the fire had been the lunch stop at Millie's Pizza."''{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 6|BAR06]]}} | The term ''Warsaw Run'' was also used by the [[Spearfish Lake Record-Herald]] employees when dropping bundles of the newspaper. The trip to Warsaw and back was a long run and the ''"big reward for making the Warsaw run before the fire had been the lunch stop at Millie's Pizza."''{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 6|BAR06]]}} | ||
| - | As [[Gravengood, Mark|Mark Gravengood]] and [[McMahon, Mike|Mike McMahon]] started running dogsleds, the idea developed for a race, commemorating the Railroad rescue during the Winter Festival at [[Spearfish Lake]]. The original idea bet a six-pack of beer, but the event drew greater publicity than expected. As both Mike and Mark fell sick to the flu after the race started, Mike's 10 year old daughter [[Archer, Tiffany|Tiffany]] and Mark's brother-in-law [[Archer, Josh|Josh Archer]] substituted with a dramatic finish. ''"In the end, it took the videocamera to finally settle that Tiffany won the race, by the length of Ringo's nose."''{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 124|BAR124]]}} | + | As [[Gravengood, Mark|Mark Gravengood]] and [[McMahon, Mike|Mike McMahon]] started running dogsleds, the idea developed for a race, commemorating the Railroad rescue during the Winter Festival at [[Spearfish Lake]]. The original idea bet a six-pack of beer, but the event drew greater publicity than expected. As both Mike and Mark fell sick to the flu after the race started, Mike's 10 year old daughter [[Archer, Tiffany|Tiffany]] and Mark's brother-in-law [[Archer, Josh|Josh Archer]] substituted with a dramatic finish. ''"In the end, it took the videocamera to finally settle that Tiffany won the race, by the length of Ringo's nose."''{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 124|BAR124]]}} The teams were: Mark's Gravediggers- [[Cumulus]], Red, Midnight, King, Shadow and Mike's Beatle Hounds- Ringo, John, Paul, David, [[George]]. |
| - | The race has been repeated every year since, with the competition growing and improving. | + | The race has been repeated every year since, with the competition growing and improving. By 2001 the race is started at midnight on the Friday so that the finish is on the Saturday afternoon in front of the [[Winter Festival]] crowds, although there is still the four hour stopover in [[Warsaw]]. |
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
The Winter Festival and its Warsaw Run Race are usually in January or February. | The Winter Festival and its Warsaw Run Race are usually in January or February. | ||
| - | '''1988''' | + | '''1988''' (2 teams of 5 dogs) |
* 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Archer, Tiffany|Tiffany McMahon-Langenderfer]]{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 124|BAR124]]}} {{Ref|[[Absent Friend Chapter 34|AF34]]}} | * 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Archer, Tiffany|Tiffany McMahon-Langenderfer]]{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 124|BAR124]]}} {{Ref|[[Absent Friend Chapter 34|AF34]]}} | ||
* 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 124|BAR124]]}} {{Ref|[[Absent Friend Chapter 34|AF34]]}} | * 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 124|BAR124]]}} {{Ref|[[Absent Friend Chapter 34|AF34]]}} | ||
| - | '''1989''' | + | '''1989''' (6 teams of 7 dogs) |
* 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Gravengood, Mark]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 5|RM05]]}} | * 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Gravengood, Mark]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 5|RM05]]}} | ||
* 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 1|RM01]]}} | * 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 1|RM01]]}} | ||
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* 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 10|RM10]]}} His first win. | * 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 10|RM10]]}} His first win. | ||
| - | '''1993''' | + | '''1993''' (26 teams) |
* 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 15|RM15]]}} Record time {{Ref|[[Andromeda Chained Chapter 24|AC24]]}} | * 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Archer, Josh]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 15|RM15]]}} Record time {{Ref|[[Andromeda Chained Chapter 24|AC24]]}} | ||
* 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Wine, Phil]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 15|RM15]]}} | * 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Wine, Phil]]{{Ref|[[Runner's Moon Chapter 15|RM15]]}} | ||
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* 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Mears, Greg]]{{Ref|[[Andromeda Chained Chapter 24|AC24]]}} | * 1<sup>st</sup>: [[Mears, Greg]]{{Ref|[[Andromeda Chained Chapter 24|AC24]]}} | ||
* 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Linder, Fred|Fred Linder]]{{Ref|[[{{AC}} Chapter 24|AC24]]}} | * 2<sup>nd</sup>: [[Linder, Fred|Fred Linder]]{{Ref|[[{{AC}} Chapter 24|AC24]]}} | ||
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| + | '''2001''' - 14th Race, over 50 entries{{Ref|[[{{SQ}}Chapter 24|SQ24]]}} | ||
| + | *4<sup>th</sup>:{{SwName|Candice|Archer}} - Rookie of the Year | ||
| + | *8<sup>th</sup>:{{SwName|Josh|Archer}} | ||
| + | *Scratched:{{SwName|Tiffany|Archer}} | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Current revision as of 10:49, 2 April 2010
Warsaw Run at its core means to travel from Spearfish Lake to Warsaw and back, for some reason. Since 1988 it has become the name of a 100-mile dogsled race each winter, partially celebrating the heroics of the C&SL Railroad in helping fight a fire in 1981, as told in Snowplow Extra.
Warsaw Run was the name for the run used by the C&SL Railroad from Spearfish Lake to the town of Warsaw. SX08 Bud Ellsberg and others ran it repeatedly to carry firefighters and supplies in the midst of a blizzard.
The term Warsaw Run was also used by the Spearfish Lake Record-Herald employees when dropping bundles of the newspaper. The trip to Warsaw and back was a long run and the "big reward for making the Warsaw run before the fire had been the lunch stop at Millie's Pizza."BAR06
As Mark Gravengood and Mike McMahon started running dogsleds, the idea developed for a race, commemorating the Railroad rescue during the Winter Festival at Spearfish Lake. The original idea bet a six-pack of beer, but the event drew greater publicity than expected. As both Mike and Mark fell sick to the flu after the race started, Mike's 10 year old daughter Tiffany and Mark's brother-in-law Josh Archer substituted with a dramatic finish. "In the end, it took the videocamera to finally settle that Tiffany won the race, by the length of Ringo's nose."BAR124 The teams were: Mark's Gravediggers- Cumulus, Red, Midnight, King, Shadow and Mike's Beatle Hounds- Ringo, John, Paul, David, George.
The race has been repeated every year since, with the competition growing and improving. By 2001 the race is started at midnight on the Friday so that the finish is on the Saturday afternoon in front of the Winter Festival crowds, although there is still the four hour stopover in Warsaw.
Results
The Winter Festival and its Warsaw Run Race are usually in January or February.
1988 (2 teams of 5 dogs)
1989 (6 teams of 7 dogs)
- 1st: Gravengood, MarkRM05
- 2nd: Archer, JoshRM01
1990
- 1st: Tiffany McMahon-LangenderferRM01
- 4th: Bergen, DennisRM02
- 5th: Archer, JoshRM01
1991
1992
- 1st: Archer, JoshRM10 His first win.
1993 (26 teams)
- 1st: Archer, JoshRM15 Record time AC24
- 2nd: Wine, PhilRM15
- 3th: Mears, GregRM15
1994
- 1st: Archer, JoshFtS13 3 wins before Alaska
1997
- 1st: Linder, FredAC24
1998
- 1st: Mears, GregAC24
- 2nd: Fred LinderAC24
2001 - 14th Race, over 50 entriesSQ24
- 4th:Candice Archer - Rookie of the Year
- 8th:Josh Archer
- Scratched:Tiffany Archer
