Aliy arrived shortly behind Allen into the Meier’s Lake Checkpoint at 23:28 pm. She and the dogs are resting now. The dogs are looking frisky–Moxie and Fang are playing with their straw– before they settle down to sleep.
CB300 Allen and Aliy Interviews
Listen to Allen and Aliy as they discuss their race preparations before the start, and their hopes for
this race.
CB300 2012 Ryne Starting out from Chistochina
Ryne headed out of the starting line and on to the trail at Chistochina. (video quality is low to speed up uploading and downloading)
CB300 Start–Handler Introduction
Here are some video clips of the Copper Basin 300 Start from earlier today. Enjoy!
Allen Arrives in Meier’s Lake
Allen arrived at Meier’s Lake Checkpoint at 22:48 pm tonight. Dogs are running well and had a quick run over the lake. They are enjoying their snacks at the moment. They are resting up for the next section of trail which has several steep climbs and sharp descents.
We expect Aliy to be into the checkpoint any time now.
Aliy and Allen leave paxson
Allen and Aliy left paxson to continue their journey to Meier lake.
Allen left at 9:00pm with Quito and scout in lead.
Aliy left at 9:22pm with Beemer and dingle in lead. Ryne is resting her team and will head out later.
Paxson Checkpoint updates
Aliy’s Red team is running well. Though on the river crossing it was nearly -40 she reckons. She said the trail breakers had done a really good job and the trail was clear. The sunset was a fantastic pink over the sky, and it was a great run. Beemer is doing fantastic. Tony and Nutmeg are setting the example for the other dogs to follow. Pud is back to his prime! She’s happy with her race so far, and the dogs are currently devouring all their snacks.
Ryne’s Red and Black team came in about 1 hour after the other SP Kennel teams. She’s happy with her steady pace. They are still barking and ready to go!
CB300 UPDATE — ALLEN’S IN!!!!!
Allen just rolled into Paxson at 6:29 pm Alaska time. He’s the first of the mushers into the Paxson checkpoint. We are eagerly awaiting Aliy who can’t be far behind!!
We’ll post pictures and musher updates about the trail when they all get in and resting at the lodge.