Yukon Quest: All but two mushers into Carmacks
Benedikt Beisch entered Carmacks at 1:38 am early Monday morning. The Checkpoint staff at Carmacks is awaiting the two remaining mushers, Bob McAlpin and Kyla Boivan. The middle and back of the pack filled in the dog yard by midnight, with the majority of the recently arriving mushers camping in…
Yukon Quest: Leaders into Pelly
The front running teams reached the Pelly Crossing Checkpoint early this morning. Lance Mackey and Hugh Neff pulled in about 20 minutes apart around 6 am. Dave Dalton arrived just over an hour later. Several teams were last reported resting at the McCabe Creek Dog Drop, and there are still…
Yukon Quest: All Mushers into Braeburn
All of the teams are into Braeburn, the first checkpoint of the Yukon Quest. Hugh Neff leads the race, stopping at Braeburn at 9:18pm, February 10th for a mandatory layover, leaving at 3:27am on February 11th. Following Neff is William Kleedehn just 1 hour behind, and Gerry Willowmitzer in third…
Yukon Quest: Front runners breeze through Carmacks
A pack of front runners just treated the Carmacks volunteers to a hit and run through the Carmacks checkpoint.There was a flurry of excitement at the recently quiet checkpoint when 7 mushers entered within 30 minutes of each other. The majority collected their supplies, had their dogs examined by the…
Yukon Quest: Mackey first into Carmacks
As night fell on the second day of the 1000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race drew to a close, eight teams had reached the race’s second official checkpoint in Carmacks, Yukon – 177 miles north of yesterday’s Race Start in Whitehorse.2005 and 2006 Yukon Quest Champion Lance Mackey from…
2007 Yukon Quest gets under way
Under blue skies and a bright Yukon sun, the 2007 mushers hit the Yukon Quest Trail. Led by 2006 Rookie of the Year, Richie Beattie all 28 teams left the starting chute with excited dogs and smiles on their faces. Number 20 bib, rookie J.T. Hessert, missed his starting time….
5th annual Yukon Arctic Ultra prepares to start
On February 11th athletes from all over the world will embark on an epic adventure, the Yukon Arctic Ultra. This will be the 5th running of the ultra endurance race.The 100, 300 and 460 mile participants will hit the Old Dawson Trail and get to know some real wilderness. The…
Start order for 2007 Yukon Quest
The Start Banquet is over, the mushers have drawn their numbers, and here are the results!1. Richie Beattie2. Mike Jayne3. Brent Sass4. William Kleedehn5. Aaron Burmeister6. Bob McAlpin7. Benedikt Beisch8. Tom Benson9. Dave Dalton10. Peter Ledwidge11. Michelle Phillips12. Lance Mackey13. Regina Wycoff14. Kelly Griffin15. Catherine Pinard16. Greg Parvin17. Hans Gatt18….
Val Gagné ~ Northern Tel ~ Sled Dog Race is now officially cancelled!!
The Val Gagné Sled Dog Racing Committee of the Northern Ontario Sled Dog Club (NOSCD) wish to announce today that the Annual Northern Tel Sled Dog Race has been officially cancelled for this season. When the Club was forced to reschedule the event in the early part of January, there…
10th annual Mush for Kids
Date: Saturday, April 7Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (dog sled rides)Location: Pioneer Park, Fairbanks AlaskaThe Alaska Children’s Trust is once again hosting Mush for Kids. This free community event is fun, and raises awareness and LOTS of funds to help prevent child abuse and neglect…