The lights are about to go out in Nome as the final two acts of the 2015 Iditarod played out this evening. The lights on front street At the Nome Convention Centre a packed house enjoyed a fantastic meal by the culinary team from the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage (those … Read More
I visited the dog lot this afternoon with my camera and caught them all taking a nap. Except Biscuit who could run another 1000 miles. A few got up to say hi and others just acknowledged me from their beds. It was calm and sunny and they were all enjoying … Read More
This afternoon in the “Mini” Convention Centre in Nome, hundreds of fans and supporters lined up to get signatures and photos of the favorite mushers. Mushers signed posters, race guides, race bibs, books, photos and all manner of other things, posed for pictures, shook many hands and gave away hugs. … Read More
See Chipper and Viper, Biscuit and Felix, Beemer and Kodiak, Junior and Chemo, Lester and Commando, Pepe and Boondocks, Sandy and Dutch, and Allen cross under the burled arch in Nome after 11 days, 16 hours, 52 minutes and 43 seconds. Between certain hours of the night the siren doesn’t … Read More
Chipper and Viper led the team over the line followed by Biscuit and Felix, Beemer and Kodiak, Junior and Chemo, Lester and Commando, Pepe and Boondocks with Sandy and Dutch in wheel. We are so proud of them all! Everyone has been fed, watered and tucked into bed, including Allen. … Read More
Allen, Beemer, Biscuit, Boondocks, Chemo, Chipper, Commando, Dutch, Felix, Junior, Kodiak, Lester, Pepe, Sandy and Viper are through Safety and on their final 22 miles to Nome. They set a blistering time from White Mountain to Safety – just 6 hours, six minutes! We are heading to the finish chute … Read More
Congratulations to Vania from South Dakota. Vania is a fan of Biscuit who is currently on the trail between White Mountain and Nome in his 8th Iditarod. Biscuit is known as a superstar wheel dog but what most people don’t know is he can also lead the team. Allen said … Read More
According to the GPS tracker, Allen and his team mates have left White Mountain on their final run towards Nome. I’ve been waiting for the current standings to update to tell us his leaving time and whether he has all 14 team mates with him but I guess they’re a … Read More
The Nome Dog Lot is a wonderful place to be. There are many dog teams resting peacefully and mushers and handlers wander through feeding, massaging and tending to the teams. The fantastic volunteers there keep an eye on everyone, replacing blankets that might have come askew and giving ear scratches … Read More
We’ve been watching the GPS tracker closely all morning, tracking the Black Team’s progress towards White Mountain. All 15 athletes (including Allen) pulled in to the checkpoint at 10.13am after a six hour, seven minute run through from Elim. They have an eight hour mandatory rest here before their final … Read More
