Aliy and her team were sleeping when we arrived into Rainy Pass checkpoint this morning but we were able to catch up with her when she came out to prepare to leave. Aliy’s routine was to give the dogs their large meal of kibble, snacks and water and to give … Read More
Sorry for the “radio silence” today everyone, we got a last minute opportunity to fly into Rainy Pass with a good friend of the kennel Mike Litzen of Litzen Guide Service and we were unable to post from there. Allen arrived into Rainy Pass at 12.22pm, soon after we landed … Read More
The day before we left Two Rivers Aliy took her team on their final training run to stretch out and make sure everyone was looking good. We took several videos where she talks us through different aspects of her team and the race – in this video she talks about … Read More
Over the course of the Iditarod all of you wonderful SPKDogLog supporters and fans will have your chance to take home one of five toy “Iditarod Dogs”: ‘Willow’, ‘Anvik’, ‘Kaltag’, ‘Koyuk’ or ‘Quesadilla”. Willow, Anvik, Kaltag and Koyuk rode in each of the SP Kennel sleds during the ceremonial start … Read More
Here are some pictures from earlier today at the Iditarod Restart at Willow Lake. L-R: The start chute; Aliy with her leaders Quito and Beemer as Aliy’s dad Doug looks on L-R: Aliy has a quiet moment with her Iditarod rookie Mac; Ray and Meghan change the sled runners on … Read More
We got the teams safely on their way to Nome this sunny, warm afternoon at Willow Lake. Aliy and the Red Team, lead by Quito and Beemer left the starting chute at 2.50pm. The team walked beautifully behind Aliy from the truck, through the staging area up to the line … Read More
This is it! 32 of SP Kennel’s best canine athletes set off from Willow Lake this afternoon and we don’t see them again until Nome. Here are the final teams… Click here to see the full roster page. Beemer and Quito will lead Aliy and the Red Team out – … Read More
I was the luckiest person in the world today as I got to ride on Aliy’s tag sled during the Ceremonial start for the Iditarod so I took some video to share with you all! I thought you would enjoy seeing the run from Aliy’s point of view. You can … Read More
Allen and the Black team left 4th Avenue, Anchorage this morning at 11.32am in the Iditarod Ceremonial start. His team for the 12 mile run through downtown was Viper, Honda, Spicy, Pud, Kipper, I.V. Ranger, Spoog, Bonita, Moxie, Tatfish and Fang. (Photo credits: Jennifer)
It was (mostly) sunny and around freezing, if not above, in Anchorage this morning for the Ceremonial Start of Iditarod 41! Both Red and Black teams took 12 dogs from their “squad” on the 12 mile route (each musher must provide a squad of dogs of which they can choose … Read More
