Straw is one of the Beargrease's biggest expenses every year. WDIO-TV file. - Duluth, MN 
Straw for 2020 Beargrease Sled Dog Race Stolen
Someone stole the straw that dogs in the 2020 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon were supposed to get their rest on.
It was being stored with a farmer in Cook, Minn. Race organizers got a phone call Wednesday morning letting them know it was gone.
"We go through an enormous amount of straw for our races -- our 4-legged-athletes need their rest," a Facebook post on the marathon's page said.
They usually order around 200 bales, and they estimate it will cost them around $2,000 to replace.
"It's just more expensive for us because it's at a premium this year," Beargrease spokesperson Monica Hendrickson said. "We always reserve our straw in September, and so our farmer was holding it for us. And it's all gone."
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