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[tonichelleak]

Anna Berington, Bib #2, at the Ceremonial Start and ReStart of Iditarod 52. March 2 & 3, 2024. Anna is one half of the team of Seeing Double Racing, a kennel she runs with her twin sister Kristy. 2024 was the first time Anna ran Iditarod without her sister running a second team. Berington was quoted as telling her friends and family just before going up to draw her starting number that she just hoped she didn't pull the first bib number... which is exactly what she did (Bib #1 is always saved for the honorary musher).

Why didn't Kristy run? Several factors played a role, a big one was Iditarod going back to 16 dogs per team (though several teams chose to start with less) and the rising costs of entering and preparing for the Iditarod. The twins chose instead to split the racing duties all season with Kristy running the Quest while Anna focused on Iditarod.

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[redand51ue]

Photo by @katieorlinsky | Anna and Kristy Berington in Wasilla, Alaska, before the start of the 2015 Iditarod, a 1,000-mile sled dog race across the rugged Alaskan wilderness. The twin sisters started dog mushing in Wisconsin at the age of nine, and have been competing in sled dog races for the past 13 years. Currently they live in Knik, Alaska, where they run the Seeing Double Sled Dog Racing kennel, training and caring for over 50 canine athletes. When Anna and Kristy aren’t mushing, they run triathlons and work in construction, commercial fishing, and landscaping. via ✨ @padgram ✨(http://dl.padgram.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/B74cjnFIurI/

[tonichelleak]

One half of the Seeing Double Racing Kennel that she runs with her twin sister, Kristy Berington and team at the Ceremonial and ReStart of Iditarod 51.