Bridgett called in from Central. Allen and the dogs looked great as they checked in and out of the checkpoint. All of the dogs are eating well and are happily cruising down the trail. Allen said that Eagle Summit was as he expected, very difficult! The Black Team is now … Read More
Thanks to Brenna McConnell-Booher for putting this photo on Facebook so we finally have a glimpse of Aliy and the Red Team on the trail… Looking great!
Aliy’s Red Team was first to arrive at the Mile 101 checkpoint. According to the YQ site: “Aliy Zirkle came storming into Mile 101, not realizing she was the first of the YQ300 mushers. She’ll be taking her mandatory four hours stop and getting some rest herself after bedding the … Read More
Overnight, Allen and the Black Team were first into the Mile 101 checkpoint, arriving 15 minutes ahead of Cody Strathe and 42 minutes ahead of Hugh Neff. I reprise my caution that it is way too early in this very long race to read much into that, but it certainly … Read More
It’s getting late where I am on the East Coast, so I’m going to take advantage of a lull in the action to offer a brief wrap-up and get a little sleep. It’s going to be a long race, so I encourage you to do the same! First of all, … Read More
I caught up with the team as they went by Pleasant Valley Store and Trailside Mail, our local store and post-office, and they looked fantastic! As for the next instalment: one truck with Wes and Bridgett will head to Two Rivers checkpoint and leap-frog up to Central and Circle City … Read More
We are very happy to have both teams on the trail now! Phew! The start line in Fairbanks was moved to 2nd Avenue this year due to some concerns about the river and it turned out to be an inspired idea! It was well organised and well executed and was … Read More
With current updates for all teams shown, the tracker map shows Allen’s team running in third position. That means he was not only able to get the team to run past the kennel (as I wrote about below) but also that he has passed five teams in the first few … Read More
Why wait? Here’s a little something to start stressing about right away! Look at the photo below. The horizontal red line near the bottom shows The Yukon Quest trail running east (left to right) along Baseline Road. Throughout the season, SPK teams finish their training runs along the very same … Read More
