Last week, the Finnmark race started in the center of Alta. Almost a hundred drivers and nearly 1,000 dogs take part in the race. Thomas Wærner with one of his young dogs, which he hopes can join a winning team one day. Photo: Viktoria Hellem-Hansen / news Has won the Finnmarksløpet several times Thomas Wærner has won the Finnmarksløpet 1200 kilometers three times, in 2013, 2019 and 2022. In 2019 he also won the Femundløpet’s longest distance, 600 kilometers. He was the first in 24 years to win both Finnmarksløpet’s and Femundløpet’s longest distances in the same year. He repeated that in 2022. This is what it looks like on the Finnmarksvidda for the dog walkers. Won the world’s longest dog race In 2020, he won the world’s longest dog race, the Iditarod in Alaska. He is the third Norwegian to win the Iditarod. Wærner says he is often asked about, among other things, what is the motivation to run mile after mile, what the dogs eat, what a driving plan is and what mandatory rest is. Ask questions about what you are wondering now. Thomas Wærner will answer you tonight from 18:00 to 20:00. (For some users, the comment field does not work. news apologizes for this. If you do not get it, you can send an email to [email protected], and Thomas will reply there. The reply will be published here later tonight.) Hi ! Welcome to dialogue at news. Since you are logged in to other news services, you do not have to log in again here, but we need your consent to our terms of use for online dialogue
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What do you wonder about dog sledding? – Finnmarksløpet – news
