Author: SPK Dog Log

Q: Except for Mac, what do all the dogs on Aliy’s current team have in common? A: They were all finishers on Allen’s champion Yukon Quest team last month! That’s right, every one of them — Quito, Olivia, Scruggs, Scout, Beemer, Nacho, Chica, Biscuit and Willie — was with Allen … Read More

Go Team! Aliy, Quito, Scout, Beemer, Willie, Scruggs, Olivia, Mac, Nacho, Chica and Biscuit left White Mountain at 1.34pm – right on time and at the time of writing are just mile behind Mitch Seavey. Right now they will be traversing the hills and will shortly start climbing over Topkok … Read More

I’m pretty groggy, but I think I’ve got the math right: Aliy is 13 minutes behind Mitch… 13 minutes is 780 seconds. The distance from White Mountain to Nome is 77 miles. Aliy must gain 780 seconds over 77 miles… Almost exactly 10 seconds per mile. Mitch’s pace from Elim … Read More

A number of you are asking for an update on who is still running on each team. We haven’t seen some of them off the trail yet but by the photos and videos we are seeing from news agencies and several of us pouring over them we believe we know … Read More

Aliy and team made the run from Elim to White Mountain in just under seven hours and pulled in at 5.24, just 13 minutes behind Mitch Seavey. Jeff King arrived almost an hour and a half later. All three are now on their mandatory eight hour layover: Aliy will be … Read More

Thanks for sending through all your pictures, here’s a taste of what y’all are doing tonight… Chris; Cassandra and Mochi Kristie; Kirsten Angie; KLB Nancy; Carolyn and Gunnar

Allen and team have had just over six hours rest in Unalakleet and are now back on the trail. He left at 11.03pm and still has 13 team mates on the trail with him. He is heading towards Shatoolik and will travel through the “Blueberry Hills”. We thought you might … Read More

Here are some of the team in Nome… seriously… we didn’t pose this picture! Who’s sleeping tonight? L-R: Meghan, Moira, Scotty, Bridgett, Ryne and Wendy