Aliy and the team have left Elim at 10.25pm after one hour, 43 minutes of rest! She is still running with 10 dogs. Mitch Seavey is a mere two miles ahead of her and at the time of writing no-one else has checked out of Elim. They are now on … Read More
Thank you for entering into the draw for Anvik and Kaltag (stuffed toy huskies); we had 74 correct entries! Bridgett drew the winners out of a hat under the burled arch in Nome. The answers to the questions are: 1) What is the “luxury” item Aliy is carrying in her … Read More
Moira emailed me and asked for my thoughts on the race. I’ve been trying to think of what to write all day. It pretty much boils down to three words: What a race! Crazy weather, mixing tropical temps and rain with snow and wind. Revolutionary break-out strategies that almost worked … Read More
Aliy and team pulled into Koyuk at 9.28am this morning after making great time on the run from Shaktoolik. She is currently running Quito in single lead! Go Quito! Check out these fantastic photos from Sebastian Schnuelle, right on the spot! Allen and team are currently stopped at Old Woman … Read More
Allen is running a very different race to those up in front! On a recent insider video he explained that the rest schedule he is running is so the younger dogs in the team will enjoy their Iditarod experience and learn how to get through a 1000 mile race. He … Read More
Aliy and team are now travelling up the Bering Sea Coast having left Unalakleet (Unk) at 5.51pm after resting a little over four hours. She left less than three hours behind the current leader Mitch Seavey and she’s still running with an eleven-strong team. Several news agencies talked to her … Read More
The whole crew has arrived in Nome with supplies to start setting up ready for the arrival of the two teams. We shipped some of the dog crates from Anchorage to Nome with Northern Air Cargo who gave us a great Iditarod rate so thanks team! Below are some pictures … Read More
The “Insider” team caught up with Aliy when the team was resting on the Yukon just outside of Kaltag yesterday afternoon. She explained she was there because it was more likely the dogs would get a better rest out there than in town. She told them she spent 24 hours … Read More
It looks to us like Aliy and the team have stopped to rest on the trail about 13 miles past Kaltag. Our best guess is that the team has been moving through snowdrifts on this part of the trail which will slow the team down and whoever is in front … Read More
Aliy came into Kaltag at 5.52pm this afternoon and according to the GPS tracker she has gone right through so right now, she is the leader!! She and the team stopped to camp on the trail for a just over two and a half about eight miles from the checkpoint … Read More
