The woman behind the Musher
The woman behind the MusherWhen Jamaican Newton Marshall entered the mushing world in 2007, he became an instant sensation.A tropical lad from a land where temperatures are almost always in the 80s, being thrust into the challenging Yukon Quest where the thermometer seems forever stuck below 45 degrees, is a study in determination and courage. He was the first Jamaican to qualify to run in that race and he placed 13 in a field of 29 competitors.
Newton Marshall crowd favourite
Mushing is a sport in which man and dog develop a deep connection. The Yukon Quest involves steering a team of dogs, training, feeding and caring for them, while being battered by wind, and encountering frozen creeks in the wilderness of North-west America between Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Canada.B...