IFSS World Championships – Gafsele, Sweden
Entries now posted for 2007 IFSS Sleddog World Championships in Gafsele, Sweden. The race runs from March 6th – 11th.The village Gafsele, known by many as a centre for sleddog sports in Europe will be the arena for the event. The race organizer is Gafsele Sled dog Club, ”We realize…
Yukon Quest: Mid-pack into dawson
Richie Beattie (12 dogs), Mike Jayne (8 dogs) and Brent Sass (12 dogs) all arrived in Dawson City within 40 minutes of each other, just as night began to fall, as they completed their respective runs from Scroggie Creek to their mandatory layovers. This puts 13 teams into Dawson City,…
Yukon Quest: Mackey into Stewart River
Lance Mackey arrived into Stewart River (aka Scroggie Creek) Tuesday morning at 2:45am. Dogs were reported to look great entering the dog drop. Hugh Neff followed Lance in at 4:00 am. Insiders are speculating on a record arrival into Dawson.Pelly Crossing reports all Yukon Quest mushers have arrived. Bob McAlpin…
Yukon Quest: Tight pack of front-runners head for Dawson
The four front runners left the Stewart River Dog Drop within 8 minutes of each other for the final dash into the 36 hour layover in Dawson City.Kleedehn and Willomitzer folled each other in to the dog drop, often called Scroggie Creek. They did not stop long, and kept right…
Thomas Tetz wins Quest 300
Thomas Tetz surprised race fans at Pelly Crossing by crossing the finish line first after leaving the checkpoint in third position, a few hours after the leader. Roland Waldispuel finished second just 7 minutes after Tetz. According to Thomas, he passed Roland about five miles before the finish. Previous race…
Yukon Quest: Kiara Adams returns to Pelly to scratch
Kiara Adams returned to Pelly Crossing on Tuesday evening to end her 2007 race. Before she departed from Pelly Crossing this afternoon, Kiara discussed the possibility of scratching because she was concerned about her dogs. While veterinary staff gave them a seal of approval, Kiara felt as though they weren’t…
Quest 300 mushers leave Braeburn, travel to Carmacks
Yukon Quest 300 mushers have started arriving in Carmacks. Jeremie Matrishon set a blazing pace in to arrive at 19:56 Sunday night. By 2:16, after over 6 hours of rest, he was on his way to Mccabe Creek. Thomas Tetz arrived at 12:21 am Monday morning followed by Roland Waldispuel…
Yukon Quest: Efficiency at the Checkpoint
Every good musher knows that the one of the keys to distance racing is the efficiency of the musher. When a team races, the musher must strike the perfect balance between the rest needs of the team and the pace of the race. Part of that balance is making sure…
Yukon Quest: Catherine Pinard first to scratch
Catherine Pinard decided to scratch from the race Monday night. No official reason was given.The front runners are already through Stepping Stone. Hugh Neff arrived well ahead of the pack followed by Kleedehn, Willomitzer and Mackey all within an hour of each other. Lance followed Hugh out of the hospitality…
Quest 300 mushers leave Pelly Crossing
2-12-2007 7:30 pmPelly crossing welcomed Jeremie Matrishon, Roland Waldispuel and Thomas Tetz into the final checkpoint of the race. The front two are running a tight race with Jeremy in at 2:48 pm and Roland arriving shortly after at 3:30. Thomas arrived just a few hours behind at 5:50 pm….