RED TEAM UPDATE The 16-strong Red Team (15 dogs, one Aliy) departed Nikolai at around 2pm after a four hour rest. They are on their way to McGrath checkpoint some 48 miles away. The trail takes them overland for the first half then on and off the Kuskokwim River for … Read More
The Current Race Standings show us that Allen left one of his team mates with the vet and volunteer team in Rohn. As with yesterday, at this stage we have no way to know who it was or why and we’ll get that information to you as soon as we … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and her 15 team mates left Rohn at around 8pm this evening having stopped for just 15 minutes to resupply. The trail to Nikolai is around 75 miles so we expect they will camp at some point on their way there rather than run right through. … Read More
Mac is now at our “Returned Dog Coordinator” Linda Steiner’s house after a plane ride from Finger Lake back to Anchorage. He is feeling well now, he simply overheated and Aliy thought it wasn’t a good idea to keep running him. She will be disappointed as Mac is an important … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE We have just received notification that it was Mac that Aliy left in Finger Lake. At this stage we don’t know the specific reason but we do know she was carrying him through Yentna. He has landed back in Anchorage and Linda, our returned dog coordinator, is … Read More
Pre-race preparation and waiting Ready to leave the truck; Allen is ready Allen with Quito and Chena Off they go with Quito and Chena in lead Lester and Junior in swing Nacho and Chica Sissy and Spark Lydia and Tinder Nomex and Iron Champ and Driver Amber and Violet NOTE: … Read More
Pre-race preparation and packing the sleds Aliy is interviewed by Emily Schwing from KNOM while awaiting the start Panorama on the lake (Jennifer Moore-Smith) Very important man with a very important job – attaching the GPS tracker to the sled! Red Team line-up You can really see echoes of Quito … Read More
Good morning! Aliy and the Red Team have just passed through Finger Lake checkpoint. The standings show that she has left one dog there with the vets but at this stage we have no way of knowing who it is and why. We’ll get that to you once we find … Read More
Both teams are now on the trail towards Nome! After the excitement and hubbub of the Ceremonial Start yesterday it was a more relaxed start to the day as we made our way up to Willow for the re-start. With such low bib numbers we didn’t have too long to … Read More
Here they are – the team rosters for the race to Nome. With Aliy on the Red Team will be Scout, Chemo, Chipper, Clyde, Commando, Dutch, Felix, Izzy, Kodiak, Mac, Mismo, Sandy, Schmoe, Scruggs, Waylon and Willie. Sandy and Chemo join the Quest dogs on the trail to Nome Everyone … Read More
