2008 Fur Rondy Day 2 reporting
Another great day for dog racing in Anchorage!I ducked back into the hotel room to upload some of these interviews while the mushers are out on the trail. Have to get back to check out the finish, surely it will be an exciting one. Stay tuned for more race footage…
ADMA North Pole Championship start order
With the Pineapple Express brining warm weather from hawaii to the interior, teams face a 60+ degree change from the previous weeks sub-forty below temps. While the warm temperatures are a welcome change, they also pose a challenge – mushers will be running on soft trails with warm dogs. The…
2008 Fur Rondy World Championships
Great, exciting first day here at the Rondy. Although it was a bit warm for the dogs racing, it was quite cozy for spectating. Evidence of the heat and fast trails was the first 4 fastest teams each had to load a dog.Stay tuned to mushing.com for video interviews and…
Ready to Rondy!!!
The Starting order for the 2008 Anchorage World Championship Fur Rendezvous is as follows:1. Mary Wood2. Mike Cox3. Jaques Phillip4. Gary Markley5. Ed Wood6. Egil Ellis7. John Erhart8. Blaine Streeper9. Ross Saunderson10. Nils Hahn11. Bill Kornmuller12. Heather Hardy13. Don Cousins14. Jason Dunlap15. Courtney Moore16. Ricky Taylor17. Harry Alexxi18. Israel Silas19….
Yukon Quest: Race for Third Place is Hot!
The race is on again as Dave Dalton and Michelle Phillips head out of the last checkpoint and towards the Finish Line. It will be a race for third place. But if is anything like the race for first, there won’t be any jockeying along this leg of trail; First…
Mackey Wins Quest by a Close 15mins. Over Anderson
As the bobbing light of a headlamp came around the corner on First Avenue in Whitehorse approaching the Yukon Quest Finish Chute, the enthusiastic crowd of almost five hundred well wishers held their breath – was it Lance? Was it Ken? Earlier this afternoon, Lance Mackey had left the last…
Yukon Quest: Race for Third Place is Tight
Carmacks: 10:15 a.m. The race for third place is just as intense as the race for first. Here in Carmacks, where Dave Dalton has been resting since 6:40 a.m. and where Michelle Phillips has settled in since arriving at 9:05 a.m., Brent Sass blew through. Sass spent 20 minutes repacking…
Yukon Quest: Mackey holds slim lead over Anderson
Lance Mackey arrived at the Braeburn checkpoint a slim 19 minutes ahead of his nearest competitor Ken Anderson. At Braeburn, they will take a mandatory 8 hour rest, then “sprint” into Whitehorse for the finish. It is an even 100 miles to Whitehorse, and my guess is neither of them…
Yukon Quest: Carmacks Checkpoint – Anderson and Mackey shock everyone
Ken Anderson and Lance Mackey are keeping Yukon Quest watchers on their toes. To everyone’s shock, the two rivals swooped into Carmacks at 10:40 and 10:43 a.m. They weren’t expected to arrive until around 1 p.m. or even later, as everyone expected them to stop for a much-needed rest somewhere…
Yukon Quest: Pelly Crossing: Mackey chases first place
Lance Mackey is chasing the lead and his name is Ken Anderson. The three-time Yukon Quest Champion breezed through Pelly Crossing Checkpoint in much the same fashion as Anderson who left 25 minutes earlier. Mackey stayed a total of five minutes; he came in at 1:15 a.m. and left at…