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Zoya finished 53rd of 95 mushers in the 2008
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She didn't race in
2009.
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2008 Rookie
Zoya DeNure is a 29 year old native of Madison,
Wisconsin who moved to Alaska in 2002 to race sled
dogs and compete in the Iditarod. The former
international fashion model left a successful
modeling career in order to race sled dogs in
Alaska. Zoya worked as a handler in 2003 before
gathering her own team of dogs, some purchased,
many rejected from other kennels. She is the owner
and Chair of Crazy Dog Kennel and Canine Rescue, a
non-profit organization and racing kennel that
focuses on the training and rehabilitation of
unwanted sled dogs. The Gin-Gin 120, a middle
distance women's sled dog race, was organized by
Zoya in 2005 to encourage the entry of women into
the sport. Her goal is to be a competitive racer
while bringing attention to the need to properly
care for, train and socialize all sled dogs. She
has competed in several mid-distance races placing
in the top five of the field over the past three
years and finishing the 2006 Chatanika 200 in
second place. Zoya enjoys traveling, music, hiking,
mountain biking, making jewelry and spending time
with friends and family. Zoya and her husband, John
Schandelmeier, reside at Maclaren River, mile 42 on
the Denali Highway. Zoya will be competing in her
first Iditarod with a mixed team of her own race
and rescue dogs.
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