Hey there; Karolyn here. What a race we had! It felt like a great start to my racing career! I am pretty happy with a fifth place finish, especially considering the four teams that finished ahead of me, all running one dog more than I had. I am particularly proud … Read More
It’s 9.30am – Feeling: Bleary eyed from watching the team’s avatar move through the night. Earlier this morning, at around 8am Aliy and her team mates arrived into the checkpoint at Elim. They ran the nearly 50 mile leg solo in 7 hours, 37 mins. They will rest here for … Read More
It’s 7:45pm. Feeling: Drained from watching the tracker inch up the coast. Mind-eased that they are in Koyuk. Aliy and team pulled into Koyuk checkpoint at 7:21pm after a long battle with the wind up the coast, running with Jessie Holmes. Their run time was 9 hours almost exactly. They … Read More
It’s 1.00pm. Feeling: Reassured that Aliy and Jessie are travelling together across the Sound through the weather. Aliy and 11 team mates left Shaktoolik after just over a 5.5 hour break. They will be well rested for the run over the Sound. She and Jessie Holmes are running together for … Read More
It’s 7am. Feeling: Edgy as I watch the teams work their way up the coast over sea ice. That concept always freaks me out a bit. Aliy and 12 team mates left Unalakleet at 1am on the dot, after just over four hours rest. At this stage we do not … Read More
It’s 10:15pm Nome time (which is the same as everywhere else in Alaska) Feeling: Pumped that the team is on the coast! After checking out of Kaltag this morning at 7:37am Aliy took the team over the portage trail for about 45 miles before stopping for a 2.5 hour break … Read More
What do our retired SPK dogs do during the Iditarod? We heard from their ‘new’ humans: Malibu Malibu has been “helping” at Iditarod HQ in Anchorage! She is quite popular around here. Waylon and Torch So…….here is what has been going on today in the Cornforth household. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Wedgy … Read More
Its: 8am. Feeling: excited the team is back on the trail with two green ‘mandatory rest’ ticks next to their name. Back on even ground with the other teams. After resting a mandatory eight hours in Kaltag, Aliy pulled the hook with 13 team mates towards the Western Coast at … Read More
It’s 11:15pm. Feeling: Certain the team will enjoy their eight hour break. And me. Aliy and her 13 mates arrived into Kaltag at 10:24pm this evening. They slogged down the river (it travels North but is actually ‘down’) from Eagle Island in 11 hours and 10 minutes – including a … Read More
Now that the Current Standings are updated from Eagle Island we see Aliy has left one of her team mates with the vet crew there. Aliy will be so disappointed, she will have been enjoying the dynamics of her fun group of 14 team mates. On an Insider video earlier … Read More
