Former Morgan Hill resident Doug Swingley couldn
’t overcome a slow start and limited vision in the annual
Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race and wound up 14th overall. Norway’s
Robert Sorlie won the 1,100-mile race in Alaska that runs from
outside Anchorage to Nome for the second time. The Lincoln,
Mont.-based Swingley, who has won the race four ti
mes, was hindered by an eye injury that he suffered in last
year’s race.
Former Morgan Hill resident Doug Swingley couldn’t overcome a slow start and limited vision in the annual Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race and wound up 14th overall.
Norway’s Robert Sorlie won the 1,100-mile race in Alaska that runs from outside Anchorage to Nome for the second time.
The Lincoln, Mont.-based Swingley, who has won the race four times, was hindered by an eye injury that he suffered in last year’s race.
Despite permanently damaging his sight after freezing his corneas during the Iditarod last year, Swingley returned determined to finish.
And finish he did.
After a sluggish start that saw him sitting in 31st early in the race, Swingley rallied to as high as ninth overall by the race’s midway point.
