Races
March 14, 2018 by

The Red Team is through Safety! We can’t wait… a couple more hours, one more hill and they will be home!

Now they are through Safety (and Spark has said hi to his sponsor Deb Davis who is a volunteer checker out there), they follow the Nome-Council road for ten miles up and over Cape Nome then follow the beach to town. They will pop up onto Front Street right beside the Subway store and have a police escort down the street, complete with flashing lights, to the finish chute. There, we will be waiting.

We are ready for them to arrive with snacks thawing and dinner soaking, beds fluffed and warm jackets and blankets to hand.

We were watching particularly closely as the team moved through the “blow hole” area as that can get very rough and scary there, but they held their speed and stayed the course so they must have caught it at a rare calm moment. I captured this screen shot of the team doing 11.3 mpg along the Nome-Council Road! They are all keen to be here!

The team is holding their own at the moment in 15th position, and putting some distance between them and Kelly Maxiner and Jessie Royer, who are hot on their heels. It could be another case of “wait and see” who comes down the street first. Regardless of their final position we are incredibly proud of them all.

Once the team arrives we need to tend to dogs and to Aliy then I will report back when I can. Be sure to watch the live feed on the Insider and I might be able to post some pics directly to Instagram and/or Facebook (internet dependent).

Edit: LOOK WHO’S HERE! We are so pleased to see him!

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9 Responses

  • So wonderful to see Allen at Nome. I imagine he and his team have some stories to tell. It will be good to have Aliy and her pups in Nome as well. Thanks again for all the info you provide us during the races.

  • Thank you all at SPK! I’ve loved every minute of the past 10 days watching your progress, ups and downs. Your ethics, attitude and perseverance amaze me. I get choked up watching. It is an honor that you allow us to have such a close look into your lives. 2 and 4 legged. You all are truly the BEST!

  • So good to see Allen!!

    Glad Mother Nature was kind for the passing of the Team through the Blowhole!

  • Almost to Nome, Red Team & Aliy.
    Well done. Good to see Allen, get well quickly.

  • Yeah! I’m so glad Allen made it to Nome. It was wonderful to see Allen great Aliy under the burled arch.
    Is that Jeff’s better half in the picture with Allen? I don’t believe we’ve been introduced.
    How exciting for Deb Davis to see Spark come through Safety on the Red team.
    Yep, I’m proud of all of them too.
    Especially Violet, well the whole lot of them!

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