The Iditarod current standings show Aliy was 4th into Rainy Pass checkpoint, only 90 minutes off the pace. This is great news and confirms that she is right on her “plan.” You can’t see Aliy’s number (#24) because it is hidden beneath Hans Gatt’s (#25) which means they are probably … Read More
Iditariders are people who pay thousands of dollars to ride in an Iditarod musher’s sled during the Ceremonial Start. It’s a great ride I’m sure, but it’s also “out of reach” for most folks. So, Aliy wanted to film it and share it with you, kind of like a “virtual” … Read More
As you can see from this zoomed in screen grab of the GPS tracker, Aliy, Allen and all the dogs are camped together after their planned five hour first run. All I can tell you at the moment is that the teams will be resting there for different lengths of … Read More
Here’s a little update from Bridgett on the Official Iditarod 2009 Start: If you are having trouble with the embedded mp3 player, you can click here to access the mp3 file directly and play it however your computer normally handles mp3 files.
Here they are!… In their starting line-up:
Here they are!… In their starting line-up:
A little deja vu of yesterday, I have just returned to Anchorage from the “Official” Start of Iditarod 2009 in Willow. Also like yesterday, both SP Kennel teams had clean starts and are on their way down the trail. While I’m on a roll of repeating yesterday, I plan to … Read More
