Races
January 14, 2018 by

Allen and the 11-strong Black Team were the first team to arrive at Sourdough checkpoint at roughly 12.30pm this afternoon. Their run time for the 35 miles from Meiers Lake was around 4.5 hours. Hot on is heels is Nic Petit!

Aliy and 11 team mates left Meiers Lake checkpoint right on time at 11:14am after seeing out their mandatory six hours plus time differential. As I write this they are moving along nicely about 22 miles from Sourdough.

Here is an snap from the Meiers Lake checkpoint of their leaderboard. Again, these are not confirmed official times but will give you an idea and help work out run times until the official website times have been updated.

Several mushers have completed their mandatory stops in Meiers Lake; Allen and Nic are still to do theirs. There are only two checkpoints left for them to complete it – Sourdough or Mendeltna so we’ll keep an eye on that.

This is where other mushers could leap frog in front of Allen and Nic if they have done their long rests already. Remember it is the total cumulative time that counts not “who is winning right now”.

Dog Update

Allen left Amber and Aliy left Jefe with the handler crew in Meiers Lake.

For both dogs, it is a precautionary measure as they both pulled up sore after running through the deepening snow enroute from Chisto to Meiers Lake. Allen and Aliy would not have wanted to turn soreness into injury so thought it best for Amber and Jefe to stay behind.

They’ve each had a big warm meal, a massage and are now resting in their comfy straw-filled dog boxes on the truck. They gets to finish the race in Hollywood with the handler team.

There is not much in the way of cell coverage at Sourdough so we won’t hear from the handler crew for a while. I’ll update when possible.

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8 Responses

  • Thanks for the update! Sure hope Amber gets better quickly as she could be on the Quest team.
    Have a few wks. and with love and care from the handlers she will be ready to go. Take Care of
    Jefe too! Go Allen & Aliy!

  • Heal up quickly Amber. You know Allen and Aliy are going to need you in top form this year.
    You too “lover boy Jefe.” I wouldn’t be surprised if your exuberance got the best of you. Get well buddy.
    May all the other team members stay safe, precious muscles and all, even Allen and Aliy.

  • Great job Allen for being the first to arrive at the Sourdough checkpoint! It is amazing what a dog team can do!

  • Thanks for the update. Rest up and heal well Amber and Jefe. Thanks to the handler crew for taking such good care of all of the athletes. Good luck Allen and Aliy. Have been watching the tracker most of the day!

  • Bummer about Amber and Jefe….but better safe than sorry. I’m sure they will be getting extra lovings from the Handler Team!

    WHEN to take the rest is a key component because we all know the TIME of rest is all relative….each Team is unique…then throw in weather and snow conditions and my goodness what a conundrum to be thinking about on the runners! How exciting!

    Go SPK – Red and Black!

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