Gold Draws Neff, But A Win Motivates Moore And Berkowitz
Yukon Quest personnel scrambled to put the final touches on the checkpoint as the first few teams made their way into Dawson City on Tuesday. The top three teams have checked into the race’s fourth check point.Race officials originally estimated the arrival times into Dawson City for the first few…
Yukon Quest Rookies Bring Plenty Of Knowledge Into Race
Nearly half the mushers in this year’s Yukon Quest are rookies, but that doesn’t mean they’re all newcomers to the epic 1,000-mile Whitehorse-to-Fairbanks sled dog race.Although 11 of the 26 entrants are classified as rookies in their Quest biographies, some of them have had an intimate look at the trail…
Yukon Quest: Mixed Emotions In The Middle Of The Pack
Yukon Quest mushers running in the middle of the pack are experiencing a range of emotions as they close in on the half-way point in Dawson City. Some teams are pleased with their runs, while others have had to regroup after unexpected mishaps on the trail.French Canadian musher Normand Casavant…
Mushing Rookies Entering New Territory In Yukon Quest
With most teams departing the Pelly Crossing checkpoint on Monday, the Yukon Quest is starting to enter unknown territory for most rookie mushers.Rookies qualify for the 1,000-mile race by completing mid-distance events that are usually 200 or 300 miles long. They’ll exceed those limits in the stretch between Pelly and…
Phillips Nips Zirkle In Yukon Quest 300
Michelle Phillips outdueled Aliy Zirkle to win the Yukon Quest 300 by eight seconds Monday night in Pelly Crossing, Yukon.Phillips, who is from Tagish, Yukon, finished the 300-mile race in 22 hours, 20 minutes, 2 seconds.Zirkle’s narrow loss continued a bit of a trend for SP Kennel of Two Rivers….
Maixner Hopes Third Time A Charm In Iditarod
Going into his third Iditarod sled dog race, Golva native Kelly Maixner can be considered a veteran.He and his team ran the southern route in his rookie outing, finishing in 30th place, about the middle of the pack.Last year was a tougher race for the 37-year-old pediatric dentist now living…
Mitch By Miles: Sterling’s Seavey Wins Warmer T200
The sled dogs pulled Mitch Seavey to the finish line and the veteran musher smiled. He appeared comfortable wearing a lightweight jacket. A blotch of frost covered the left side of his mustache.It was Seavey’s first win at the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race. The win caught him off guard,…
Yukon Quest: Mushers Execute Their Race Plans
Consistency is an emerging theme amongst dog teams moving along the Yukon Quest trail. A number of teams are sticking to the race plans they laid out from the beginning. Still, other mushers are having trouble keeping an even pace. KUAC’s Emily Schwing followed the front of the pack through…
Yukon Quest: Front Runners Pick Up The Pace
Yukon Quest mushers are picking up the pace and reedvaluating the race strategies on their way into Dawson. Three of the teams running in the top five blew through Pelly Crossing as the race intensifies.Jake Berkowitz was in no mood to stay when he pulled into the Pelly Crossing checkpoint….
Dog Sled Exhibit Part Of Festival Activities In Richmond
They’ve been professionally trained, respond to 14 commands and have certificates declaring them as good citizens.Not bad for a pair of loveable Siberian Huskies named Eli and Marley.All those attributes will make meeting the public during a sled dog exhibit in Richmond this Saturday even more exciting for everyone involved.Darren…