The Iditarod Awards Banquet was held tonight in Nome. We already knew Allen had won the Sportsmanship Award for saving Karin Hendrickson’s life. It was an open & closed nomination. Here is the article telling what happened.http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/12400261/article-Two-Rivers-musher-helps-fellow-Iditarod-racer-in-need?We didn’t know Aliy was going to win the Humanitarian Award for Excellent Dog Care. The Veterinarians of the Iditarod vote on the musher who took the best care of her dogs on the race. This is the second time Aliy has been honored with this award.Here at SP Kennel, there is no greater award or win than taking care of our dogs and being a good sportsman. We are SO proud of both of them.
Copilots
Some of the dogs rode home in style.
Dogs Safely Home
Doug and Ryne arrived home with the dogs at about 6pm AST. The dogs flew out of Nome last night and Doug and Ryne picked them up in Anchorage. The duo flew out of Nome earlier yesterday. They picked up the dropped dogs in Wasilla this morning and headed north. Now we are just waiting on Aliy and Allen.
Nome photos
All 23 dogs were safely flown out of Nome last night on a cargo airplane headed to Anchorage. In total, 1,716 pounds of dogs, sleds and gear were shipped out.
Ryne and Doug were waiting at the Anchorage Airport to transfer the dogs to the Big Red Dog Truck. An additional truck was needed to haul the sleds, gear and airplane transport boxes.
We expect the caravan to arrive in Two Rivers this evening.
Before the dogs left Nome, we took a few minutes to snap some “glamour shots” in the beautiful blue sky afternoon.
Allen, Cha Cha and Ranger
Aliy, Quito and Nacho
The Ladies at Rest
After a long race, Teddy, Bullet & ChaCha get a well deserved rest.
Dogs Resting in Nome
All the dogs are resting comfortably at Bridgett & Scotty's house.
Allen Finishes in Nome – Video
Allen arrived in 24th position with 12 dogs at 10:37 pm AST. The whole Moore – Zirkle clan was waiting for Allen to come in.
We will be putting up a bit more about the 2011 Iditarod over the next few days, but this is the end of the official race coverage. Thank you so much for following the race with us.
Congratulations to Aliy and Allen and the Red and Black Teams!!!
Allen Approaching Nome
Allen is 8 miles out of Nome. Aliy and the whole crew are heading out the road to see Allen cross the road. We will keep you up to date.