It’s 6.15pm AK time. RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and the Red Team are running towards Ruby right now having ‘blown through’ Cripple at 3.45pm this afternoon. The Insider posted a video of the team as they went through and she is currently running with Mismo and Dutch in lead, Scout … Read More
We have heard from Iditarod HQ that it was Chica that Allen left in Rohn on Monday night. Chica developed a sore shoulder and leaving her in Rohn would have been the best thing for her and the team. We say “it would have been a difficult decision” but that’s … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and 15 team mates (woohoo!) hit the trail towards Ophir at 12.25am after seeing out their 24 hour mandatory layover plus time differential (to put everyone on even footing after the staggered start on Sunday). We have seen from videos from Takotna that they have had … Read More
Wendy and Moira took the puppies out for a run yesterday while taking a break from the tracker. We took them in small batches but, yep, it was kinda chaotic! L-R: Barista, Bean, Sanka and Creamer; Decaf Perky and Barista; Bruno back at his house – I didn’t manage to … Read More
In a totally random event, IZZY has won BOTH bonus fan club draws today! Congratulations to Carrie and Shawn who have won the McGrath checkpoint bag and to Barbara Embick who has won a signed Iditarod Race Guide plus some other kennel goodies. Izzy has come into her own and … Read More
Good morning all! Not a lot to tell you this morning as both teams are now into Takotna and it looks to us like they are both taking their 24 hour rest. Aliy and the Red Team got in to the checkpoint at 9.59pm last night and, with their time … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and the Red Team pulled into Takotna checkpoint at a squeak before 10pm this evening as the third team in. We managed to see part of the live broadcast but it was pretty dark by that stage and we didn’t get to see much at all … Read More
Congratulations to Wesley and Ama who have won this week’s draw. Wesley and Ama are fans of of Sandy. Sandy is currently on the way to Takotna checkpoint in the Iditarod. She got the call up to the A team this year after completing the race with Allen last year. … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE The 16-strong Red Team (15 dogs, one Aliy) departed Nikolai at around 2pm after a four hour rest. They are on their way to McGrath checkpoint some 48 miles away. The trail takes them overland for the first half then on and off the Kuskokwim River for … Read More
The Current Race Standings show us that Allen left one of his team mates with the vet and volunteer team in Rohn. As with yesterday, at this stage we have no way to know who it was or why and we’ll get that information to you as soon as we … Read More
