I posted a photo below of Allen arriving at Tolsona — the first checkpoint of the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race — so it seems only fair to give you a photo of Aliy arriving as well! I haven’t heard anything more from Bridgett, so I’m going to … Read More
Here is the video of the start of the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race. (Sadly, YouTube has done another very poor job of converting it to their format. So, if at all possible, I strongly encourage you to stream the high quality video directly from my server by … Read More
Howdy! I have just returned to my headquarters after covering the Copper Basin 300 since early this morning, and in -40 degree temperatures! I have a ton of good media that I will put into posts as fast as I can, but I didn’t want you to have to wait… … Read More
The mushers’ meeting and banquet at the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race was a pretty casual affair, more like a gathering of friends at a local pub than an official ceremony. Nevertheless, the mushers were all briefed on weather, trail conditions, checkpoint rules, etc. The drawing for bib … Read More
In my previous post I mentioned that Aliy and Allen spent some time autographing copies of the official Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race poster. Well, as it turns out, the photo used in the poster is of Allen, taken just a few miles before he crossed the finish … Read More
The SP Kennel teams loaded up for the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race early this morning. It was dark and very cold — almost -50 degrees! — but with Aliy and Allen plus their “handlers” — Allen’s daughter Bridgett helping him and Bob Hauer working with Aliy — … Read More
The Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race is this weekend! Allen has won the CB300 in three of the past four years, and with his back-to-back wins in the last two years he is looking to “three-peat”! The pace here at the Kennel is at full speed — packing gear, … Read More
We spoke to both Allen and Aliy last night after they warmed up and had a bite to eat. Our Champion told us the story of his catching Sigrid. Apparently the trail markers were difficult to discern at one particular turn. Both Sigrid and Allen took the wrong turn, but … Read More
The rumor is that Sigrid who was in the lead, has taken a wrong turn. The trailbreaker thinks that both Allen and Lance have passed her. We expect Allen to come onto the trail by the road anytime now, so we will know if this is fact or a rumor. … Read More
The race front runners are out of Sourdough Creek checkpoint and should be arriving at Wolverine Lodge checkpoint, 57 miles down the trail at about 6 AM AST. That is now! Looks like the CB 300 web updater is taking a snooze so we will let you know the Wolverine … Read More
