The good news is that all of the dogs on both the Black Team and Red Team are 100% healthy and solid, so those two teams will run with Allen and Aliy exactly as reported in the Howler. The Red/Black Team with Bridgett at the helm, however, will have two … Read More
Good luck continues to hold for your SP Kennel Teams as the mushers draw advantageous starting numbers. Allen will start number 6, which means he will have few teams to have to pass early on and will have an additional 74 minutes rest at his 8-hour layover. Aliy will start … Read More
Here’s are the video highlights from our “load up & drive” today. You may already be familiar with the load up process from our recent series, but I think you’ll find the drive video both new and quite interesting.
The drive to Glennallen was problem free! Here are a few photos to give you a quick update. We left the Kennel at about 7:30 this morning, so it was dark and stayed that way for the first couple of hours. By 11am we were in the mountains, driving south … Read More
Early this morning we will load up the dogs and hit the road for the drive down to Glennallen. It’s about 260 miles and should take us 5-7 hours depending on all the usual things that can affect driving time around here. I thought this topo map might be helpful … Read More
In the finale of our Pre-CB300 talk series, Allen describes what makes a good CB300 musher, the importance of being in shape both physically and mentally, his style of mushing and a number of other very revealing — and at times quite humorous — insights.
In this segment, Allen talks about the CB300 trail in overall terms, then takes you on a checkpoint by checkpoint tour. Allen has run this race many times, and he knows it very well. However, the direction of the race course has been reversed this year, so has has to … Read More
It’s here! The 2010 Copper Basin 300 Edition of Howler — the SP Kennel newsletter! Jam packed with stories and team line-ups, this edition of Howler will get you up to speed for the CB 300 race this weekend! (Please note: Team line-ups are subject to substitutions. Stay tuned for … Read More
Gear isn’t a subject we spend very much time talking about here on the Dog Log, but it is very important — and specialized — for the CB300. In this segment, Allen talks about attributes of mid-distance vs. long-distance sleds, mandatory race gear, musher clothing, etc. So, here is a … Read More
With the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race coming up this weekend, we plan to give you as much in-depth coverage as possible. As part of this, we want to give you a lot of pre-race coverage as well. I sat down with Allen the other day and video … Read More
