The team heads down to Glennallen today ready for the CB300 start on Saturday! Allen has chosen twelve elite athletes to accompany him through the toughest 300 miles in Alaska. They are: Commando, Junior, Amber, Dutch, Kodiak, Chevie, Nomex, Spark, Rodney, Five, Champ and Violet.
There is a lot of experience on this team with no CB300 rookies. Commando, Dutch, Junior, Kodiak and Nomex all have four starts each. At the other end of the scale Chevie and Rodney have started just once. There is a total of 35 starts on the team.
The truck left the kennel at 8am ready for the five hour drive to Glennallen. First stop is to drop the supply bags that the logistics team will deliver to the checkpoints prior to the teams arriving. Next is musher registration and vet checks. There is an amazing group of volunteer vets and vet techs that perform a physical exam on every dog, and including a check that all vaccinations are up to date. They will also be at every checkpoint and will provide expert advice and guidance to the mushers.
Later this evening is the musher and handler meeting where Jamey Kemp and his trail crew will give a detailed trail report and the teams will learn the logistics of the start line and checkpoints. Then, start order will be decided! We’ll let you know which bib Allen draws and their start time once that is confirmed.
Tons of experience there. This is a team going for the finish line! Go dawgs GO!
Hang in there Decaf and keep on training buddy, you’ll get there.
Wow! Chevie made the team! Very, very cool!
Ohmygosh, I love Champ….he is stunning! Good luck!
I am excited to watch the race tomorrow! Those dogs have a lot of experience and will do amazing in the race! Go Allen and dogs!!
Awww, Chevie!!! You go, girl!!! This is a stellar team.. go Allen and pups!!
Yahoo! So much talent at SPK to choose from! Lets race!
Best Mushing Allen and team ‘AWESOME’. Best group of dogs in the mushing world !!
Go Team! Your fans are behind you! Great lineup!
What a team! Nacho & Olivia are 9 out of 12 between the two. Good Luck Allen!!
Enjoy the race and trail Allen. What an impressive team – we’ll be following your progress. Safe mushing to you and the dogs!
Woohoo!
This looks like an all star team.
Go SPK!!!!
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Looks like a winning line-up with the fast and true Commando in lead!! Godspeed SPK and safe racing for the entire crew!!