Congratulations to Vania from South Dakota. Vania is a fan of Biscuit who is currently on the trail between White Mountain and Nome in his 8th Iditarod. Biscuit is known as a superstar wheel dog but what most people don’t know is he can also lead the team. Allen said … Read More
According to the GPS tracker, Allen and his team mates have left White Mountain on their final run towards Nome. I’ve been waiting for the current standings to update to tell us his leaving time and whether he has all 14 team mates with him but I guess they’re a … Read More
The Nome Dog Lot is a wonderful place to be. There are many dog teams resting peacefully and mushers and handlers wander through feeding, massaging and tending to the teams. The fantastic volunteers there keep an eye on everyone, replacing blankets that might have come askew and giving ear scratches … Read More
We’ve been watching the GPS tracker closely all morning, tracking the Black Team’s progress towards White Mountain. All 15 athletes (including Allen) pulled in to the checkpoint at 10.13am after a six hour, seven minute run through from Elim. They have an eight hour mandatory rest here before their final … Read More
Right now, the Black Team is resting in Elim. They had a good run through from Koyuk and Allen will be happy to be in Elim. Read here some more information about the conditions the mushers faced on the run from Shaktoolik to Koyuk. It sounds like it was a … Read More
All is well back here at the kennel. The young dogs, the retirees and I are enjoying the warmer temperatures… over 40 degrees in Two Rivers today! Dog naps all around. The seven current house dogs are obsessively watching the GPS tracker over my shoulder and reminding me to hit … Read More
Aliy has had a good sleep, some good food and good coffee and is now feeling fantastic! We’ll get more stories and pictures soon but in the meantime Aliy just wanted to thank you all for your support; for all your well wishes and love. For everyone that was in … Read More
We were very happy to see Allen and the Black Team arrive in to Koyuk this morning at 5.39am. They’re now resting up after a long, slow slog before embarking on the 48 mile run to Elim. It seemed they ran that leg with Mike Santos and his team. There … Read More
It seems there was some major weather happening outside of Shaktoolik today with huge snow drifts and strong winds. At one stage there were about 25 teams stacked up at the checkpoint waiting for it to be safe to continue on. If you see the tracker you’ll notice most of … Read More
9 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes, 25 seconds! Congratulations to Aliy, Scout, Quito, Nacho, Scruggs, Scooter, Willie, Chica, Mac, Mismo, Waylon, Izzy, Schmoe and Clyde; plus Sissy, Nelson and Outlaw back in Anchorage. A big crowd came out to see the team cross the line and the familiar “Aliy, Aliy, … Read More
