As you can imagine, Allen is super happy with his team and their performance. I asked him to give his thoughts about each of his team mates. Chica was the strongest dog in the team, she was Allen’s MVP! He thought about putting her in lead many times but wanted … Read More
When Mark said goodbye to the Spencer and team in Mendeltna he said that Spencer was wired and the team looked great. They were well rested and raring to get back on the trail. We eagerly watched the tracker throughout the morning, each time altering our finish time estimation earlier … Read More
We are so incredibly proud of Spencer, Viper, Lester, Commando, Beemer, Chena, Torch, Tinder, Puppet, Driver, Nomex, Sandy and Violet. They crossed the finish line in 34th position at 12.35 this afternoon. When I asked Spencer what dog he wanted his finish photo to be with he chose Commando. Commando … Read More
Woohoo! Wow, that was an exciting finish huh? There’s been some radio silence from us for a while as we tended to dogs and mushers but everyone from the Black Team and Red Team is now tucked up in bed with satisfied bellies, relieved muscles and plenty of time to … Read More
The SP Kennel Red Team of Aliy Zirkle, super sixth in the 2015 CB300!… Good dawgs! Aliy with lead dog Scruggs
The SP Kennel Black Team of Allen Moore has won the 2015 CB300!… Good dawgs! Allen with leaders Quito and Kodiak
With just 17 miles to go, Allen has a 3 mile lead over Ray Redington with Ryne Olson only a mile behind him. Allen has just turned south down the highway, so you can be sure the dogs know they are heading to the finish line. Hot meals, soft beds … Read More
Just received these photos from Moira. Like all of us, the handler crew is waiting… What’s different, of course, is that they’re waiting at the finish line!… Go dogs, go!
Allen left Mendeltna with 10 dogs, Aliy with 9. I just received a text from Moira with this info: “Rock star scout has a sore shoulder and as the run home will be fast Allen decided to let him sit out the rest of the race. Aliy’s little superstar Junior … Read More
It’s been a very close race all along, and it got even closer overnight! “Quick Nic” Petit was fastest overnight, cutting into Allen’s lead by almost 30 minutes. Speedy Ryne Olson was within a couple minutes of Allen’s pace, keeping her solidly in the hunt. Ray Redington also had a … Read More
