Month: January 2017

Good morning! We hope everyone has had their first coffee and is ready for an update… Lots of action overnight as usual. I’m tabulating times now and will post analysis ASAP. Meanwhile, thanks to SPK fan Mary-Beth, we have a couple of photos from Mendeltna. On the left, Allen checking … Read More

Teams have been pulling into the Tolsona checkpoint, so we have some run times to share with you. Allen had a very speedy run with the SPK Black Team and picked up enough time to now be in the lead by 7 minutes. That’s not much in a field this … Read More

(Moira finally got enough cell signal to send this update through… Enjoy!) Certainly a lot has happened since the teams left from Glennallen over 14 hours ago! The run from Glennallen to Sourdough was 73.3 miles over some new trail not run in the CB300 before. The severe cold snap … Read More

The top teams have all completed their rests at Meiers Lake and are on the trail to Tolsona. With two of four checkpoint rests now in the books, we can make some observations about various musher strategies. We can also see the value of handler/support teams who are diligent about … Read More

Lots of action overnight in the CB300! While the top teams are all resting in the Meiers Lake checkpoint, let’s start sorting out the situation in this dynamic race by taking a look at various teams’ rest strategies back in Sourdough. Allen and Aliy both took 5-hour rests, exactly according … Read More

A couple of our eagle-eyed fans have noticed that a few of the start times on my worksheet do not match the start times on the CB300 website. I’m aware of that and it’s because of some problems at the start that I’m not convinced have been fully sorted out … Read More

The first 10 teams have arrived at Sourdough checkpoint. We can already see the drama unfolding! Looking at the order of arrival, you can see that Allen was hot on the heels of Matt Hall, arriving just two minutes later. You can also see that Aliy made up many places, … Read More

As you can see, Allen and Matt Hall are slugging it out in the early going of the CB300, followed closely by “the usual suspects.” Meanwhile, Aliy is charging up through the field, hot on the heels of our good friend Ryne Olson. You can bet that “the fur is … Read More

Success in sled dog racing depends primarily on two factors: The attitude, appetite and ability of the dogs, and the skill, strategy and stamina of the mushers. While “outsiders” tend to focus more on the mushers and “insiders” focus more on the dogs, they’re really quite equal in importance. A … Read More