This text message from Moira is pretty self-explanatory… at least for those of you who are familiar with terms and fluent in text-speak. For those of you who aren’t, there’s good news: The teams looked “GREAT!” coming into the Meiers Lake checkpoint and everyone is now sleeping well, including Aliy … Read More
Right after I posted my second analysis below, the CB300 stats were updated. Here’s the latest summary of my suggested “Cumulative Run-Time” leader board: Look at who’s running seventh fastest overall, only 20 minutes behind Allen!… Stay tuned!
There are probably as many run/rest strategies as there are mushers and dog teams. Since all the top teams in a mid-distance race like the CB300 will take the same (minimum required) amount of rest, their run/rest strategies boil down to a question of where/when and how long to rest. … Read More
Here is the video of our three teams arriving into Chistochina. In the first section you can hear the checkers checking that Allen has all his mandatory gear: sleeping bag, cooker, booties, snow shoes and an axe. If you check the rules you will see that dog food is also … Read More
Here’s the video of Allen and the BLACK team, Aliy and the RED team and Meghan and the RED AND BLACK team starting the CB300. Those of you with eagle-eyes will see that Aliy has a different harness and line system to our normal. We’ll just say for now that … Read More
All three teams are back on the trail now for the 72 mile run from Chistochina to Meiers Lake. The temperature has dropped to around -10F which is great news for the teams as it will hopefully “set” the trail which up to now has had a soft snow covering. … Read More
If you’ve ever gotten frustrated trying to pass a bunch of slower vehicles on a two-lane road, you probably have some idea about how Allen and Aliy are feeling right now. You might roll right up on the back of the vehicle ahead of you, but that doesn’t mean you … Read More
The handler team is at the Red Eagle Lodge in Chistochina awaiting our teams. We do have some internet so I will quickly update you on the start in Glennallen. I have video but will upload when I have more time. An early start in Glennallen saw the teams fed … Read More
Moira will be working non-stop over the next 48 hours to bring you “live” race coverage from the CB300. I will be doing what I can to help her remotely with that monumental task. Whatever photos or video she sends me via iPhone, I will post as soon as possible! … Read More
These photos just came in via iPhone from Moira at the start of the CB300. From the top: SPK Black Team, SPK Red Team, SPK R&B Team… All looking fantastic! All three teams had smooth, on-time starts. It will be about five hour until any of them arrive at the … Read More
