Who or what does Jake feel is getting in his way of winning the race? Dean and his fancy dogs Jake’s sled and dog team the freezing temperature the reporters and bloggers

The answer is: Dean and his Fancy Dogs

Explanation:

In the original writing it says that:

Now Dean shows up to ruin everything, ”he thought as he checked his equipment one last time. "Dean doesn't know anything about dogs. He just spent a lot of money to buy some top gear and a fancy sled." Just thinking about it made Jake so angry that he didn't even notice the temperature dropping to minus two.

Jake feels that Dean is a cheater, does not value his dogs and just spends a lot of money on his sled, so he thinks that because his dogs and his sled are better that he will not be able to win the race.

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i think i seen this before

the answer should be

the simple past tense of strive.

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