Some radio silence today – apologies for that, but all the handler crew are now in Dawson! Update as at 3.30am Tuesday. Black Team Allen and his 14 Black Team mates are currently about 51 miles from Dawson. They are stopped at the Indian River bridge where Allen will rest … Read More
Black Team Allen and the Black Team have moved through Pelly Crossing checkpoint and start their long, unsupported journey to Dawson City. They left Pelly in first position but the teams are on different run/rest schedules and will likely leap-frog each other all the way to Dawson so don’t get … Read More
Congrats to QT and Five, Chena and Lydia, Sanka and Cayenne, Jefe and McCaw, Perky and Decaf, and Aliy, and not forgetting Mismo, for winning the Yukon Quest 200! At 5:52pm on Sunday night, just as the light was fading, they crossed the line with a small but hardy group … Read More
As at the time of writing, Allen and 13 team mates are on their way towards McCabe Creek ‘dog drop’ between Carmacks and Pelly Crossing checkpoints. They are 7 miles from there. Aliy and 10 Red Team mates are blazing a trail back towards Whitehorse in the YQ200 and are … Read More
Black Team 12:15am local time Allen and 11 of his eventual 14 left the start line in Whitehorse. He left with Junior and Commando in lead, Dutch and Amber in swing, Spark and Nomex, Rodney is running the first leg on his own, Iron and Bruno then little wheel dogs … Read More
Aliy will be starting with 11 dogs from Whitehorse later today. She has seven Quest rookies! Tiny Lydia and rookie Cayenne will be the main leaders backed up by experienced Mismo and Quest Champ Chena if their leadership skills are required. Coffee litter siblings and rookies Sanka, Decaf and Perky … Read More
Allen goes into this race as defending champion with ten of the same dogs he started and finished with last year. Commando and Dutch return to defend their Golden Harness award, brothers Spark, Nomex and sister Violet return also. Junior is back after having a litter of pups during the … Read More
Friday started early for the handlers by giving breakfast to the dogs and stretching legs. They are getting more and more sassy as the clock ticks by and they will be rearing to go by tomorrow (the dogs, not the humans – although in saying that the humans are pretty … Read More
