Burmeister says his trip through Norton Sound communities this year was very emotional because many people came out to support him and ask why he wasn’t going to compete in the Iditarod anymore.
Aaron Burmeister and his nine dogs race into Unalakleet in third place at 10:04 a.m. Sunday, March, 13, 2022.
But he said mushing has been a part of his life since his father finally let him feed the dog team on his own as a young tween. But now Burmeister said he can only be at his Wildstyle kennel working with his dog team four or five months out of the year. While he’s working his career job, the one that pays the bills, he relies on fellow musher Tony Browning to train with his dogs and care for them on a daily basis.“That’s a weakness I’ve always had to overcome, and it’s something that if you can’t give something 100%, then it’s hard to do.
“Yes, that little chip is going to be on my shoulder for the rest of my life until I attain it or maybe I won’t. But that competitiveness in me definitely, really wants to bring that victory home to Nome. That’s been a goal since I was a child,” Burmeister said. “But a difference in my lifestyle is, a lot of these mushers, a lot of these people that I’m competing against, their life, their everything, revolves around dogs 365 days a year.
He said his trip through Norton Sound communities this year was very emotional, not only because he knew he wasn’t going to win at that point in the race, but also because many people came out to support him and ask him about why he wasn’t going to compete in the Iditarod anymore.“I just want to thank everybody. It’s been incredible. Sorry I couldn’t’ bring a victory home to Nome, we’ve been working at it a long time.
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