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The goal of the first season is to establish himself among the top ten mushers in Norway.
Lars Monsen reached his goal of finishing the top 10 in Finnmarksløpet. One of his dogs are expecting puppies, perhaps future stars in his sled team? This spring, something happens. Lars gets sick, and for the first time ever he experiences a summer without the possibility to go hiking.
Lars Monsen has set himself a soaring goal: to win the Iditarod in Alaska, the world's longest sled dog race, over 1800 km. During the preparation for the 2013 season, Lars realizes reluctantly that he must get rid of Browney, his best and most experienced leader dog. Just before the start of the season, blood samples show that Lars is still not healthy. The 600 km long Femundløpet becomes a test of what shape Monsen and his dogs are in.
Lars Monsen has set himself a soaring goal: to win the Iditarod in Alaska, the world's longest sled dog race, over 1800 km. Now it's time for the 1000 km long "Finnmarksløpet". Two of his most important dogs can't race, Queen injures a toe, and Fischer has gotten sick, without them ever fully knowing what is wrong with him. Lars is well placed in the race when Fischer's situation worsens.
Lars Monsen has set himself a soaring goal: to win the Iditarod in Alaska, the world's longest sled dog race, over 1800 km. But that is still a long ways off. Lars hits the wall in the 1000 km long Finnmarksløpet. He decides to race only to finish, and manages to finish in a spot he is satisfied with. But on the way home, something tragic happens.
Lars Monsen has set himself the goal of winning the Iditarod, the world's toughest sled dog race. After a prolonged controversial treatment for Lyme disease, he is still not healthy. Now he will take part in Mush Synnfjell, 2014 season's first race. It will give him an idea of where he and his team rests at the entrance of season three.
Lars Monsen is dependent on a good support team around him when he is assembling a top tier dog sled team. The most importantperson from the support team is Elin Berntsen who has always put the dogs in front of everything else in life. Even after she got diagnosed with cancer in August 2009, she was back in place during Finnmarksløpet half a year later, a week after the last chemotherapy treatment. "Fur Therapy should come as blue prescription," she says.
After finishing in 9th place during Femundløpet, Lars Monsen and his team are ready for the season's toughest race, the 1000 km long Finnmarksløpet. Some youngsters have already shown that they are good, but now Lars will test some more of the 2,5 year olds. And the challenges prove be tougher than expected.
Lars Monsen must recognize that the sled team has not withstood the harsh strains during this years Finnmarksløp. Even his most experienced leader dogs, Alit and Ganda, has resigned. Lars must give up the goal of a top 5 placement, but refuses to give up. He wants to give the dogs the experience of completing the race.
