A major member of our sponsor family is Verizon Alaska. Friday evening before the race the crew went to visit the offices in downtown Anchorage to share some fun stories, great pizza (some may say: the best in the country) and home-made treats, and fellowship. Allen talked about his championship … Read More
Its 7.30am Tuesday Firstly, we see Allen has left one team mate in Rohn. At this stage we do not know who it is or why so thanks for your patience as we find out. RED TEAM As anticipated, Aliy camped her team for five hours at Tin Creek, between … Read More
Its 9.45pm Monday evening, Alaska time. RED TEAM Aliy and the Red Team are eight miles beyond Rohn checkpoint at mile 196. Since completing the Happy River Steps earlier today the team rested on the trail for five hours before “blowing through” Rainy Pass checkpoint. As she passed through Rainy Pass … Read More
I have Ginger with me here in Anchorage. Allen left her in Finger Lake due to a sore shoulder. She tweaked it in the deep snow and in order to keep it from turning into a major injury, Allen left her with the vet crew there. She is just fine … Read More
We are aware that Allen has left a dog in Finger Lake. Please be patient as we figure out who and why – it can take quite some time for us to know what dog it is and why they have been left because we are not at the checkpoints … Read More
Here are the videos from the start chute at Willow Lake yesterday. Black and Red Teams are on the trail! First up was the Black Team of Chena and Daisy in lead, Amber and QT in swing followed by Sanka and Tinder, Schmoe and Perky, Ginger and Jefe, McCaw and Barista, … Read More
RED TEAM Since leaving Willow Lake Aliy rested her team for a quick regroup after about four hours then continued on to Skwentna checkpoint where they rested for 3.5 hours. The quick stop was on her schedule and she took straw with her for that purpose. After the excitement of … Read More
We were excited and relieved to get both teams on the trail this afternoon at Willow Lake. It was a beautiful, crisp and sunny early spring day as 67 teams set off on their adventures. The logistics/start marshall had conveniently parked both our trucks next to each other which made … Read More
