Objectively, I was not aware of any drugs that would be useful to a distance musher. Steroid use is of course the first question, but even I know that steroid use would be terribly harmful since they may increase muscle mass. The injury rate and the decrease in immune response would also be disastrous. Dr, Craig agreed and noted that was why it was easy to monitor the race. The testing, however, validates the good intentions of all the mushers.
Procaine accompanies antibiotics used to treat sick cattle.
This research has since shown that vitamin E supplementation reduces muscle myopathy. Dogs on a diet supplemented with vitamin E have a 30 percent better chance of finishing the Iditarod. Now, you may notice in your feed store, that major brands have begun supplying higher levels of vitamin E in their kibbled product as a direct result of the research that was done on Iditarod dogs. Eat like Normal Human Beings Fans, including me, have become so accustomed to watching Iditarod competitors moving in quick motions as they hustle from one chore to the next, stopping only for abbreviated conversations, and disappearing for hours at a time with their dog team. It is quite unusual to see them casually sitting in the restaurant ordering steak and eggs for breakfast, as Doug Swingley did this morning.