Author: SPK Dog Log

This just in from Moira and the entire SP Kennel crew, waiting at the finish line:

If you’ve been following the race all night, you know it’s been crazy out there! For those of you just tuning in, here’s my best shot at summarizing reliable reports: Just short of the Safety checkpoint — in a notorious and aptly named area known as “The Blowhole” — horrific … Read More

The team has just pulled into Safety IN FIRST PLACE!!!!!! Safety is the final checkpoint before the finish and they have 22 miles to go. GO TEAM GO! I’m not ready to call this one yet. Aliy, Quito, Waylon, Nacho, Boondocks, Olivia, Chica, Scruggs, Scout, Chemo, Willie, Clyde, Pud, Mac, … Read More

Yep, we can see what you can see. It appears (according to the tracker – disclaimer alert!) that Jeff King has stopped and Aliy is less than one mile behind him. What we do know: the weather is bad. There is a big ground storm right in that area and … Read More

It’s 6pm Alaska time. Here’s a quick pic from the tracker for those who don’t have access. At this moment (disclaimer: according to the tracker!!) Aliy and team are 9 miles behind King. Looking at pics from Sebastian’s blog (below) Quito will single lead the team to Nome. He described … Read More

Aliy, Quito, Waylon, Nacho, Chica, Willie, Clyde, Pud, Olivia, Boondocks, Mac and Sissy left White Mountain 4.00pm. Right now is when they need YOU! For the next 10-odd hours scream, holler, pray, send good vibes, cross your fingers – do whatever you can to help get our Red Team friends … Read More

As the teams wait out their eight hour stop we have been busy preparing for their arrival. We picked up the kennels from Northern Air Cargo (NAC) and started to set up the Nome dog yard. We’ve laid them out and got the kibble and bowls on hand. We’ll add … Read More

It’s 8.30am Alaska time. Did anyone sleep? The Red Team pulled in to White Mountain checkpoint 57 minutes behind the speedy Jeff King and here all teams have a mandatory eight hours rest. I don’t know what to tell you as from here; your guess is as good as mine. … Read More

Bridgett (Allen’s daughter) got an opportunity to fly to Koyuk on Sunday and arrived just in time to see Aliy and her team mates leave for the run towards Elim. She was able to fly over the trail and got these fantastic shots! The team lines up ready to leave … Read More

Some snippets of video Aliy and the Red Team’s stay in Unalakleet yesterday. Unfortunately due to the pace of the front running teams (!) we were not able to stay in Unalakleet longer and wait for the Black Team. It’s disappointing not to see them but we had to hot … Read More