My hand is cramped. That’s my only complaint. Normally we send the “We Made it to Nome!” postcards from… well, Nome. But the situation being what it is, the Nome Postcards didn’t make it to Nome (we should have packed them in my dog sled. Ha!) Anyhow, as I mentioned … Read More
Hi! I haven’t been in touch in ages and so much has changed since Iditarod start. What a whirlwind we have all been on, eh? Our world is a bit upside down. I feel like I just need to ‘Check In’ with you all. Here’s our current SPK status: All … Read More
The team is back in Two Rivers after their adventure! They flew NAC from Nome to Anchorage and were well taken care of by the staff and crew of the airline. The airline is experienced in moving dog teams around Alaska so they were in great hands. Thanks to Linda, … Read More
Aliy recorded the last mile of her race as the team ran down Front Street and into the chute. Thanks to the lovely ladies who helped the team negotiate the entrance to the chute thanks to someone (ahem *Jefe*) dragging them onto the sidewalk! She snapped this pic as the … Read More
As everyone waits for a flight home, the dogs are enjoying a lazy day. The crew gave them a choice of outdoors on a straw bed or in a kennel so they could decide for themselves where they wanted to be. Here’s a few pics from the Dog Lot today. … Read More
Congratulations Aliy, Dutch Junior, QT, Spark, Decaf, Five, Rodney, Jefe, Cloud, Violet and Amber with important contributions from Chevie, Kodiak and Bruno. They have crossed the line in 18th position at 9.28pm this evening in Nome with a total time of 10 days, 7 hours, 28 minutes, 30 seconds. They … Read More
Time 7.30pm Race Mile 961 The team have climbed almost to the top of Cape Nome and will see Nome ahead of them in just few minutes. They have 14 miles left to go. The crew on the ground are very excited to see them, as are those of us … Read More
As Aliy and the team close in on Nome we’ve been reflecting on the race a little and wanted to share with you some lessons we’ve learned from Aliy Zirkle in the 2020 Iditarod: 1) Sometimes things don’t work out as you might have wished. You can either pout about … Read More
Congratulations Thomas Waerner! What a spectacular run and what a thrill for him, his family and his team. Time: 11:40am Race Mile 906 Aliy and her team left White Mountain at 10.30am for the final 77 miles to Nome. She left with Dutch in single lead followed by Junior and … Read More
Time 10:30pm Race Mile 876 Aliy and her 11 team mates Amber, Cloud, Decaf, Dutch, Five, Jefe, Junior, QT, Rodney, Spark and Violet, are 22 miles from White Mountain and 99 miles from Nome! They are running in 18th position, having made up a couple of spots over the last … Read More
