Time: 7.30am Race mile: 211 When I last wrote Aliy and team had left Rainy Pass. Since then they have travelled through the checkpoint of Rohn and have just left their camp spot near Tin Creek. She checked in to Rohn at 11.45pm and out again just after midnight and … Read More
Time: 9.15pm Race mile: 167 Returned Dog Update We have just received word from Linda – our returned dog coordinator in Anchorage, that she has picked up Bruno from the vet crew at Race HQ. Aliy unfortunately had to leave him in Rainy Pass. From what I can gather, he … Read More
Time: 6am So, what happened over night? After leaving the chute in Willow, Aliy and the team passed through Yentna checkpoint just after 8pm. Yentna is not a resupply point so mushers needed to pack everything they needed to get their teams to Skwnetna, 83 miles into the race, including … Read More
It snowed all day out in Willow! It was warm and wet and a bit yuck but it was Iditarod Sunday and there’s no where we would have rather been. After an early breakfast for both canines and humans we headed in convoy up the Parks Highway to Willow Lake. … Read More
After agonising over the decision, Aliy has settled on her final 14 dogs to travel with her to Nome. They are (in alphabetical order): Amber (4), Bruno (2), Chevie (R), Cloud (R), Decaf (2), Dutch (5), Five (3), Jefe (2), Junior (4), Kodiak (4), QT (2), Rodney (3), Spark (4) and Violet (4). The number in brackets is how many Iditarod starts they have. … Read More
Here’s our video from today including some from the trail. I decided not to put music over so you can get a sense of the noise and excitement even when setting up.
Dutch, Junior, Amber, Spark, QT, Violet, Razz, Cloud, Rodney, Jefe, Decaf and Perky ran through the streets and trails of Anchorage enjoying the fun and adoration of the 10s of 1000s of spectators and fans. (Obviously not all the of fans were there for them but we aren’t telling them … Read More
The Ceremonial Start kicks off at 10am AK time from 4th Avenue in Downtown Anchorage. Aliy and her team are wearing bib 23 and should be leaving the start chute at 10:44am. The Ceremonial run is about 11 miles long through the streets and trails of Anchorage. It is not … Read More
Matson are SP Kennel’s biggest sponsor and have been on board for more than 15 years. As you heard in last night’s speech, Aliy is proud to stand beside them and they, her. Today we visited the office at the Port of Anchorage to meet the team informally and chat … Read More
Iditarod Thursday is always a bunch of fun! First things first, however, is the most important task of driving the dogs down the Parks Highway from the kennel to Anchorage. Thanks to Karolyn and Ryan our 16 athletes made it safely to the hotel. It’s always a little tense until … Read More
