The Nome Dog Lot is a wonderful place to be. There are many dog teams resting peacefully and mushers and handlers wander through feeding, massaging and tending to the teams. The fantastic volunteers there keep an eye on everyone, replacing blankets that might have come askew and giving ear scratches … Read More
We’ve been watching the GPS tracker closely all morning, tracking the Black Team’s progress towards White Mountain. All 15 athletes (including Allen) pulled in to the checkpoint at 10.13am after a six hour, seven minute run through from Elim. They have an eight hour mandatory rest here before their final … Read More
Right now, the Black Team is resting in Elim. They had a good run through from Koyuk and Allen will be happy to be in Elim. Read here some more information about the conditions the mushers faced on the run from Shaktoolik to Koyuk. It sounds like it was a … Read More
All is well back here at the kennel. The young dogs, the retirees and I are enjoying the warmer temperatures… over 40 degrees in Two Rivers today! Dog naps all around. The seven current house dogs are obsessively watching the GPS tracker over my shoulder and reminding me to hit … Read More
Aliy has had a good sleep, some good food and good coffee and is now feeling fantastic! We’ll get more stories and pictures soon but in the meantime Aliy just wanted to thank you all for your support; for all your well wishes and love. For everyone that was in … Read More
We were very happy to see Allen and the Black Team arrive in to Koyuk this morning at 5.39am. They’re now resting up after a long, slow slog before embarking on the 48 mile run to Elim. It seemed they ran that leg with Mike Santos and his team. There … Read More
It seems there was some major weather happening outside of Shaktoolik today with huge snow drifts and strong winds. At one stage there were about 25 teams stacked up at the checkpoint waiting for it to be safe to continue on. If you see the tracker you’ll notice most of … Read More
9 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes, 25 seconds! Congratulations to Aliy, Scout, Quito, Nacho, Scruggs, Scooter, Willie, Chica, Mac, Mismo, Waylon, Izzy, Schmoe and Clyde; plus Sissy, Nelson and Outlaw back in Anchorage. A big crowd came out to see the team cross the line and the familiar “Aliy, Aliy, … Read More
The Red Team crosses the line Under the Arch; Aliy with her super-fantastic lead dog Scout Aliy phones her Mom (thanks to Verizon!); Waylon reminds us all that he is, in fact, the bomb. Check out those muscles! I’m working on some video now and we’ll get some photos from … Read More
Aliy and her 13 team mates cruised under Nome’s famed Burled Arch this afternoon at approximately 2:45 PM Alaska Time. They proudly claim 5th place in Iditarod 2015. The welcoming crowd chanted ‘Aliy, Aliy, Aliy’ as the team emerged from the sea ice onto Front Street. They continued to chant and … Read More
