How Did Canada's Musher Katherine Langlais And Her Huskies Create History?

In the recent edition of the Can-Am Crown International sled dog race held in Fort Kent, Maine, Canada's Katherine Langlais made history with her huskies by becoming the first-ever female musher to win the 250 miles or 400 km race. Here's how she did it.

Sled dog race is a tournament that takes place in harsh climatic conditions and difficult terrains. Not to forget, the riders have to manage and handle their sled dogs with utmost care in order to prevent mishaps. Female mushers around the world are a living example of how women can do well in sports supposedly fit for men. Katherine Langlais is one name among them. The 39-year-old musher from Glenwood, New Brunswick became the first-ever female musher in history to win 250 miles Can-Am sled dog race.

Who Is Katherine Langlais?

Langlais has grown up close with animals like dogs and horses. From a very young age, she worked around them and found it the most amusing use of her time. She has always been inclined to snowy mountains and dog sledging rather than northern landscapes. She was just seven years old when she rode a dog sledge for the first time and that's when her dream sprouted. By the age of 15, she had adopted Saka, her first retired lead dog and had started participating in mono-dog sports and has since grown to become a professional musher participating in international tournaments.

Katherine Langlais shares her love for dogs and sledge dog races with her partner whom she met 14 years ago at a kennel tourism and today, they have a kennel of 35 dogs. The two support each other's goals and dreams and are raising their daughter Marianne in the same environment among the dogs. She participated in the Can-Am Crown International sledge dog race with 12 Alaskan huskies and started the race on March 4 and crossed the finish line on March 6 in the first position.

The recent edition of Can-Am was also special because it was the first time that all the three races organised this weekend, the 100 miles, 30 miles and 250 miles, were won by Canadian women.

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