During the Denali Doubles race, we were able to bring you chronological — if not quite contemporaneous — coverage of the SP Kennel Teams’ drive and arrive, starts, arrival in Paxson and finishes. Those were pretty much the “highlights” that we could cover and we’re glad you enjoyed them. Now … Read More
In addition to accelerating my race plan in order to stay ahead of the Black Team’s finish, I have made a further acceleration this evening: I abandoned my plan to stay down in Cantwell until tomorrow and drove back to my home HQ here in Two Rivers. The reason, simply, … Read More
The teams are having dinner, the orders sounded like an army was eating. Some good hot food ought to just about do them in!
The Red Team has crossed the line in fine form. According to the checker, "11th, I think." More soon.
As best I can make out the story… When it became clear to Allen and Bridgett that they weren’t going to be able to catch the team ahead of them, they “throttled back” a bit to take it easy on the dogs and bring them to the finish without undue … Read More
We heard the hollering from over the hilltop, then saw two huge dog team sprinting down to the finish line. Beaten by less than the length of the team, Allen and Bridgett have finished fourth. Details and video soon!
Good morning! My eyes are barely open and I’m only having my first coffee… So, I repeat my prior caveat: “If I’m reading this leader board correctly…” The SP Kennel Black Team was third out of Alpine Creek, only 16 minutes behind the leader. They have more dogs and just … Read More
As you can see, the Black Team was the first to leave Maclaren: You can also see that they now have 18 dogs again, with Ranger and Olivia back in the line. With 14 hours of accumulated rest, they “owe” only two more which they will do in Alpine. There … Read More
It looks like I’ve got some pretty good footage from the Paxson checkpoint to share with you as I catch-up / follow-up over the next few days. Plus, it looks like you’ve got a TON of really great stuff that Aliy and Bridgett shot out on the trail to look … Read More
