Aliy is in Nome! She arrived at 10:57am with 7 dogs in harness. She finished with ChaCha and Oddball in lead. Manny was in single swing, then Pingo and Bullet, and Teddy and Tony in wheel. She had to drop Heeler when she went through Safety. Oddball had never run … Read More
It is 11:15pm Wednesday, March 14, 2007 and Aliy will be leaving White Mountain in exactly 1 hour. It will take her between 9 and 12 hours to make her way through Safety to Nome. Bridgett and Scotty, Allen’s daughter and son-in-law, have set up a dog yard at their … Read More
Aliy is into White Mountain. The Iditarod Website has Aliy into White Mountain as of 1615. She has a mandatory 8 hour rest there and can leave at quarter after midnight. Hopefully we will see her around 10am. YEAH!!!!!!!
I left Two Rivers several days ago to fly to Nome and then on to Unalakleet. I was away from both computer access to this site and sleds to examine because I spent a couple days in Nome waiting for the right time to head to Unk. Thus, no reports … Read More
How is Aliy doing? She seems to be doing well. So far, she is sticking religiously to her 6 hour run/rest plan and it is working. She is making her way steadily down the coast. She arrived in Elim at 5:28am. If she rests her 6 hours before heading out … Read More
Yesterday went by with a flash. I made it to Nome. My flight into Nome was filled with friends and family of all the mushers, kind of like a reunion. Lance Mackey’s brother, sister, mother and nephew were there. Ray Reddington’s, Jessie Royer’s, Hugh Neff’s, Zack Steer’s and so many … Read More
Okay, things are changing out on the trail for Aliy. She had to drop another dog in Kaltag. She dropped Butterscotch for a triceps injury. So far, only Skittles has been dropped for something other than that. The rough trail has caught up with her and all plans have changed. … Read More
Doug and I have been manning SP Kennel in Two Rivers AK, about 25 miles east of Fairbanks, for the past week. We are tasked with caring for the non racing dogs: 15 young adults, 16 puppies and 4 retired. We make sure they are fed, cleaned and loved a … Read More
The stories from Allen’s race are increasing by the day. I talked to him today once he reached Shaguluk. He was tired and hungry but in good spirits. As is his custom, he was more worried about Aliy and how she was doing than about himself. He said his dogs … Read More
Talked to Aliy in Grayling. She has had too drop too many dogs in the last day for her liking. She is down to 10 now. She joked about if she dropped a dog at each checkpoint, there are too many checkpoints. She is still very positive, but she is … Read More
