It certainly turned into a dramatic day with what happened to Brent Sass – please go to the Yukon Quest website for the official information about this. It deeply affected everyone here at Braeburn to see the events unfolding. You will see that Allen and the team left Braeburn at … Read More
The team is about half-way through the eight hour layover and the dogs and Allen have had a good rest already. L-R: Chica pops her head out of her straw bed to watch Allen prepare lunch; Mac keeps an eye on Allen from under his blanket as lunch is almost … Read More
I imagine many of you were nervous yesterday afternoon when Allen stopped to rest at Carmacks and Brent blew through the checkpoint. I know I was. Allen rested his team the full 4-hour amount according to his strategy before setting off in pursuit of Brent, despite what must have been … Read More
Here’s a quick video of the team coming in to Braeburn Lodge checkpoint. Apologies for the poor quality in the low light!
We were so excited to greet the team in to Braeburn a few minutes ago. They were alert and business-like and, I’m sure, looking forward to their eight hour rest here. Quito and Scruggs lead the team over the road-crossing at 6.40am. This means they can leave for the final … Read More
We decided to pack up our “camp” and move from Carmacks to Braeburn Lodge to await Allen and Brent’s arrival. Thanks to the team at Carmacks for your hospitality! There is not much to report right now; we are watching the trackers just like you and speculating on what is … Read More
As predicted, it looks like Brent fired up his dog-motor as Allen approached on the river and pulled out just in front. According to the tracker (with updates at the same minute) the duo appear to be mere feet — maybe inches! — apart. Looking back at my data, I … Read More
Let’s start with my premise that after 36 hours of resting and refueling, leaving Dawson was basically a “re-start” for the rest of the race. With that in mind, consider that Allen left Dawson 2.5 hours after Brent but arrived in Carmacks 1.5 hours before Brent. That’s an overall “gain” … Read More
Here is the video of the team stuttering a little out of Carmacks. If you can see the tracker you will see they are going along quite happily now so don’t be alarmed! Sorry folks, I didn’t quite catch the whole conversation detailed in the previous post but I did … Read More
We just saw the team off from Carmacks after just under four hours of rest. The dogs and Allen all really made the most of the sleep and refuel stop. Allen made some time for a quick interview with the Quest press team before he fed the team their meal, … Read More
