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Git Along Li'l Doggies
May, 2003 Texas investment analyst Randy Chappel moved with his wife and toddler last winter to a 20-by-20-foot cabin in Two Rivers, Alaska, so he could train with 24 dogs for the Iditarod, the 1,150-mile "Super Bowl" of dogsled races. Chappel, MBA '94, got interested in mushing when his wife, D'Ann, persuaded him to tour Alberta, Canada, from the back of a sled. He later sponsored an Alaskan woman competing in the Iditarod and developed a two-year plan to train for his own entry. He warmed up by running shorter races in the 2001-02 season. Chappel was a partner with Richard Rainwater, MBA '68, at Goff Moore Strategic Partners LP until a year ago. Coworkers helped him finance the acquisition of dogs, each of which costs upward of $3,000. "We're following his progress and rooting for him the whole way," Rainwater told the Fort Worth Business Press last winter. On March 15, 11 days, 15 hours and 22 minutes after he started, Chappel crossed the finish line in Nome, Alaska. He finished 29th in a field of 64. Like other rookies—a car dealer from Germany and a family practicioner from Wisconsin—he was seeking adventure rather than the $65,000 purse. |
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