A number of you have asked me to offers some analysis of the race. Frankly, there’s not a lot I can say that hasn’t been evident on the tracker: Allen and Brent are dueling it out at the front of the pack, exchanging the lead based on their respective run/rest … Read More
For those of you who haven’t picked this up already on YouTube or on the Fairbanks News-Miner website, here is the link to a great interview during the Dawson City 36-hour mandatory rest. Allen Moore and Brent Sass answer questions about the race, their dogs, their strategy and their spirit … Read More
Sorry for the internet silence. Since updating you of our arrival we had a complete internet failure in Pelly and despite a technician from North West Tel going over-and-above and driving up all the way from Whitehorse to try to fix it, we were without connection for the rest of … Read More
After a full night’s rest we packed up and said farewell to Dawson City to head for Pelly Crossing. The temperatures are warmer today than what we had experienced during the 36 hour break and there has been fresh snow so the ploughs were in action on the highway. Just … Read More
Here’s a VERY short clip of the team leaving Dawson looking awesome! You will see Allen moved Olivia up into lead with Quito and moved Scruggs to swing with Boondocks. Scruggs has done a fantastic job for the first 500 miles but with such a plethora of great leaders leaders … Read More
After completing their mandatory 36-hour rests in Dawson, Allen and Brent are back on the trail! Allen departed 2.5 hours after Brent, who now has a lead of almost 20 miles. Both mushers are running excellent races, and Brent made a nice move on the Yukon to take the lead. … Read More
While I was over at the dog camp I asked Aliy and Dr Mike Davis about the reasons for the stretch out, massage and foot ointment they were giving each dog. Aliy was working on Boondocks and Dr Mike was walking Scout.
As promised, I took the video camera over to the dog camp and got Meghan and Aliy to show you around…
