Mike Races Again is a fictional story based on a true story about a sled dog named Mike. It is the story of a musher, or dog driver in Alaska, training for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. While in Alaska training for the race Mike stepped into a snare trap, almost losing a back foot. Mike had to be carried in the sled for two hours to get back to the kennel. Then the journey to see a vet, surgery and his miraculous recovery allowing him to start the 2010 Iditarod sled dog race.
It is truly an inspirational story showing the amazing resilience of Alaskan Huskies. It also shows the bond between dog mushers and their dogs, and the lengths they will go to insure their dogs good health. It truly demonstrates what it is to be a team.