Good morning! The dogs are out of the trucks, having a nice morning stretch and a good hot meal. At 9am, our handler teams will drive them up to the starting area in Willow, about an hour and a half north of Anchorage, where they will drop them again, start … Read More
You’ve just seen the SP Kennel Teams make their perfect Ceremonial Starts in the 2010 Iditarod. Here’s a montage of footage showing what it takes to get them to the starting line: We’ve just finished our team meeting and have temporarily gone our separate ways to make final preparations for … Read More
Here they are! The 2010 Iditarod Ceremonial Starts for your SP Kennel Teams! The footage is entirely uncut so you can have the next best experience to being here in person: I’ve got some great “pre-start” footage that I will edit together as soon as I can. Stay tuned!
The SP Kennel Teams have just made their ceremonial Iditarod 2010 starts! We will post video of their starts just as quickly as possible, then we’ll “go back” and bring you pre-race footage as time permits. We also hope to bring you Aliy’s on-board video from the trail very soon!
Good morning! The Teams are gearing up to head over to the starting area where we will be off-line for a few hours. We “plan” to bring you video coverage as soon as possible this afternoon! Meanwhile, here is a segment of Aliy’s interview on KTUU:
Today was actually a pretty calm day, especially compared to the pace we are accustomed to! This morning, Aliy and Allen attended the big mushers’ meeting and visited with a couple of Kennel sponsors. After that, we spent the afternoon and evening here at our Clarion Suites HQ. Among the … Read More
As you know, Clarion Suites provide us with fantastic accommodations for our HQ here in Anchorage as well as host our “Meet & Greet” this evening. For the past few years, Aliy has been the focus of their support, so this year their “sister hotel” — Quality Suites — has … Read More
We’ve just finished the Mushers’ Banquet where Allen drew starting bib #54 and Aliy drew #50. Although they would have preferred to draw lower/earlier numbers — and maybe a little more spread out to give the handlers a bit more time in between — starting position isn’t really all that … Read More
Those of you who were with us last year may recall that our drive to Anchorage was an 11 hour ordeal of blizzards, slick roads and just about everything Alaska can throw at a road trip. We are delighted to report that our drive this year was just about the … Read More
Aliy and Allen have already flown to Anchorage to attend a variety of Pre-Iditarod events with race officials, sponsors, media, etc. Early this morning we will load up the dogs and begin our drive to join them. If all goes well, we will arrive mid-afternoon and have a little time … Read More
