HUMAN
Name: ANNA AND KRISTY BERINGTON
Age: 35
Residence: BOTH – KNIK, ALASKA
Occupation: BOTH – MUSHER
Years involved with Iditarod: ANNA: THIS IS MY 8TH RUNNING OF THE IDITAROD. KRISTY: THIS IS MY 10TH RUNNING
Iditarod Role: BOTH – MUSHER
Current Location: KALTAG, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 10, 2019
Temperature: 31F / OUTDOORS
What is your Why?.. Why are you here today and involved in Iditarod?:
ANNA: BECAUSE I LOVE DOGS, ENDURANCE SPORTS, EXPLORING ALASKA. KRISTY: TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH: SAME ANSWER.
Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:
ANNA: DEFINITELY I THINK MY FIRST FINISH WAS, BUT MAYBE BEFORE THAT IT’S WATCHING KRISTY FINISH HER FIRST IDITAROD; WATCHING HER COME UP FRONT STREET OF NOME. AND JUST – EVEN THOUGH I DIDN’T DO IT WITH HER, I COULD FEEL THE FEELINGS THAT SHE HAD AS SHE DID; IT WAS VERY OVERWHELMING. KRISTY: I THINK YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST AND I’LL NEVER FORGET MY FIRST AS A ROOKIE AND ANNA’S FIRST AS A ROOKIE AND MY HUSBAND’S FIRST AS A ROOKIE BECAUSE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT THROUGH THEIR EYES A SECOND AND THIRD TIME.
What do you know for sure?:
ANNA: THAT KRISTY IS MY BEST FRIEND, THAT I LOVE MY DOGS MORE THAN ANYBODY. AND I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE I SHOULD THINK ABOUT THIS QUESTION. IT’S DEEP AND I CAN’T COME UP WITH A GOOD ANSWER. KRISTY: I KNOW I’M GOING TO THE DENTIST AFTER IDITAROD BECAUSE I FRACTURED A TOOTH ON THE TRAIL. AND I CAN ONLY EAT APPLE SAUCE AND YOGURT AS OF NOW.