Congratulations Aliy and her Red Team of Pud, Rambler, Honda, Willie, Viper, Waylon, Sissy, Scooter, Mismo, Nelson, Felix and Izzy – the 2014 Yukon Quest 300 Champions! Communications at Central are limited so just as soon as we can we will post pictures from the finish line but we are … Read More
It’s official… Aliy and the Red Team have won the Yukon Quest 300 mile sled dog race! With a total time of about 2 days, 8 hours and 30 minutes, the team ran a very fast pace. Congratulations to Aliy and all her fantastic SP Kennel dogs!
Aliy and the Red Team are storming down the trail, only a few miles from the finish line in Central! I have no idea which members of the SPK crew are there to meet her, but I’m sure they’re all on station and looking for a headlight weaving toward them. … Read More
Many thanks to Donna Quante for this awesome photo of Aliy and the Red Team start! Her caption is perfect: “My favorite shot so far–every dog on this team is busy!
No, the Yukon Trio is not a folk group… It’s Allen, Hugh and Brent! The trio all left Slaven’s Roadhouse within 30-minutes this afternoon: For those of you who are more graphically oriented, it looks like this: I officially declare that the drama, suspense and end-of-sleep starts now!
I just got a text from Moira saying that while she and Meghan are back at they Kennel they’re taking advantage of a lull in the action. If you think that means they’re taking well-deserved naps you are entirely wrong. Instead, they’ve just taken every dog left at the Kennel … Read More
Allen and the Black Team pulled in to Mile 101 checkpoint at 2.52am on Sunday morning and stayed just under five hours before heading off down the trail at 7.41am. Most of his stay was in the dark so there was limited opportunity to get good video but there is … Read More
As Moira just reported, Aliy has left Circle for the last sprint back to the finish line in Central only eight minutes ahead of Chase Tingle. (A perfect name in this situation, no?) You may have noticed that Aliy arrived in Circle 35 minutes ahead of Chase and wondered why … Read More
The first two mushers in the YQ300 have left Circle City for the final sprint leg to the finish. Aliy left the checkpoint in first position followed by just eight minutes behind by Chase Tingle. Chase lives just down the road in Two Rivers and we see him and his … Read More
Just as Aliy was leaving Mile 101 checkpoint, Ryne Olson from Ryno Kennel pulled her team of youngsters in. They are on a very different run rest schedule so we were happy to be able to catch up with her before we left. Ryne is running Dingle and Lester in … Read More
