Its 7pm Wednesday. Aliy and her 15 team mates are now 15 hours into their 25 hour, 14 minute rest (24 hours plus time differential). They can leave Takotna no sooner than 3am tomorrow. Allen and his 14 team mates pulled in to Takotna at 5:25pm this evening. We are … Read More
There are a hundred and one things to do once we are in Anchorage ready for the Iditarod start. Apart from the meet and greets, banquet and visiting our family of sponsors there are lots of little tasks that need completing. I took some pictures during the last few days … Read More
It’s 9am Wednesday morning RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and her team mates pulled into Takotna early this morning at 1:46am. They took 2 hours 53 mins to cover the 18 miles from McGrath. In the brief Insider interview she was asked what the challenges out there were: she replied there … Read More
It’s 11pm Tuesday evening. RETURNED DOG UPDATE: I have had confirmation that the team mate Aliy left in Nikolai was Felix. He developed sore shoulder on the run over to Nikolai and although we don’t believe it to be a serious injury, she would not have wanted to risk further … Read More
Congratulations to Amelia Kerrigan, who is a fan of GOLD and Ann and Tom Shillington who are fans of SCOUT. GOLD is an up-and-comer at the kennel and expect to see his name in racing teams next season. He is a big, strong boy who just needs to grow into … Read More
Its 5pm Tuesday, March 6th. RETURNED DOG UPDATE We know Aliy has dropped one of her team mates in Nikolai. As yet we do not know who it is or why so thanks for your patience as we wait for more information. We also have not received Allen’s team mate … Read More
A major member of our sponsor family is Verizon Alaska. Friday evening before the race the crew went to visit the offices in downtown Anchorage to share some fun stories, great pizza (some may say: the best in the country) and home-made treats, and fellowship. Allen talked about his championship … Read More
Its 7.30am Tuesday Firstly, we see Allen has left one team mate in Rohn. At this stage we do not know who it is or why so thanks for your patience as we find out. RED TEAM As anticipated, Aliy camped her team for five hours at Tin Creek, between … Read More
Its 9.45pm Monday evening, Alaska time. RED TEAM Aliy and the Red Team are eight miles beyond Rohn checkpoint at mile 196. Since completing the Happy River Steps earlier today the team rested on the trail for five hours before “blowing through” Rainy Pass checkpoint. As she passed through Rainy Pass … Read More
