Smiles All Around!
Quito and her energetic team mates give the crowd some winning smiles. Aliy follows suit with her own trademark smile during her finish line interview.
Aliy Zirkle’s SP Kennel Red Team Finish Iditarod
Aliy Zirkle and the SP Kennel Red Team have finished the 2013 Iditarod in second place, just minutes behind the winner. Quito was in single lead as the team crossed under the burled arch. Congratulations to Aliy and all the dogs! We will post more photos and videos just as … Read More
Preparations At The Finish Line
Aliy and the Red Team are through the Safety checkpoint and racing toward the finish line in Nome. They’re still trying to chase down the leaders with only 22 miles to go. Meanwhile, the entire SP Kennel support team is at the finish line, preparing for the team’s arrival. This … Read More
Red Team: We Are Proud Of You
Right now Aliy is two miles behind Mitch Seavey with eight miles to go until Safety then another 22 miles after that to Nome. Jeff King is 13 miles behind Aliy… It’s still anyone’s race and we won’t be calling this until someone crosses the line. You may have read … Read More
Black Team into Koyuk
Meanwhile… Allen and the Black Team pulled into Koyuk checkpoint at 3.38pm after running straight through from Shaktoolik checkpoint. They will rest here for a while before heading towards Elim. You can be quite certain he will be well aware what is going on ahead of him! After tending to … Read More
Have You Noticed?
Q: Except for Mac, what do all the dogs on Aliy’s current team have in common? A: They were all finishers on Allen’s champion Yukon Quest team last month! That’s right, every one of them — Quito, Olivia, Scruggs, Scout, Beemer, Nacho, Chica, Biscuit and Willie — was with Allen … Read More
The Final Push!
Go Team! Aliy, Quito, Scout, Beemer, Willie, Scruggs, Olivia, Mac, Nacho, Chica and Biscuit left White Mountain at 1.34pm – right on time and at the time of writing are just mile behind Mitch Seavey. Right now they will be traversing the hills and will shortly start climbing over Topkok … Read More
How Close Is It? Let’s Do The Math!
I’m pretty groggy, but I think I’ve got the math right: Aliy is 13 minutes behind Mitch… 13 minutes is 780 seconds. The distance from White Mountain to Nome is 77 miles. Aliy must gain 780 seconds over 77 miles… Almost exactly 10 seconds per mile. Mitch’s pace from Elim … Read More