Lots of action overnight in the CB300! While the top teams are all resting in the Meiers Lake checkpoint, let’s start sorting out the situation in this dynamic race by taking a look at various teams’ rest strategies back in Sourdough. Allen and Aliy both took 5-hour rests, exactly according … Read More
A couple of our eagle-eyed fans have noticed that a few of the start times on my worksheet do not match the start times on the CB300 website. I’m aware of that and it’s because of some problems at the start that I’m not convinced have been fully sorted out … Read More
The first 10 teams have arrived at Sourdough checkpoint. We can already see the drama unfolding! Looking at the order of arrival, you can see that Allen was hot on the heels of Matt Hall, arriving just two minutes later. You can also see that Aliy made up many places, … Read More
As you can see, Allen and Matt Hall are slugging it out in the early going of the CB300, followed closely by “the usual suspects.” Meanwhile, Aliy is charging up through the field, hot on the heels of our good friend Ryne Olson. You can bet that “the fur is … Read More
Success in sled dog racing depends primarily on two factors: The attitude, appetite and ability of the dogs, and the skill, strategy and stamina of the mushers. While “outsiders” tend to focus more on the mushers and “insiders” focus more on the dogs, they’re really quite equal in importance. A … Read More
We have three teams of 12 dogs entered in this year’s Copper Basin 300. That’s most of the adult yard! Allen will run the Black Team comprised of Junior, Kodiak, Commando, Dutch, Mismo, Izzy, Daisy, Rodney, Tinder, Champ, Chipper and Felix. You will notice the team is mostly what you … Read More
Checking in from Glennallen. This afternoon we dropped all our drop bags to the enthusiastic volunteers ready for them to be taken to the checkpoints to await the mushers. Our mushers had to check in at Head Quarters and turn in their veterinary paperwork including copies of rabies certificates and … Read More
On the way down to Glennallen I made a double random draw for our Copper Basin 300 themed Dog Fan Club Draw. Congratulations to Kathy Ferrell who is a fan of VIOLET and Ingabritt who is a fan of SISSY Violet and Sissy Violet looks great and is sassy as … Read More
Howdy! Macgellan here… It’s that time of year again. The SPK teams are on the road to Glennallen for the start of the Copper Basin 300, and I’ve been asked to offer you some guidance about how to analyze the race this weekend. Deja vu all over again! For those … Read More
Want to know how you can follow along with the Copper Basin 300 this weekend? Firstly, I must let you know that our coverage will be unashamedly SP Kennel focussed! We will have the team on the ground taking pictures and video and updating from checkpoints WHERE POSSIBLE. We are … Read More
