Limited Class Dog Mushers Get Started on Three Days of Racing
A soft trail, blustery temperatures around 10 degrees and blowing snow made for some interesting racing on the opening day of the Limited North American Championship sled dog races Friday at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds.Kourosh Partow, Kati Dagenais and Christian Taveau took the first-day lead in their respective sled classes,…
Day 7: And now Mitch Seavey is 2nd, Baker 3rd, Burmeister 4th
Welcome to the blink-and-you’ll-miss-something Iditarod.We have a new second-place musher — Mitch Seavey . And a new third-place musher — John Baker. And a new fourth-place musher — Aaron BurmeisterSeavey, Baker and Burmeister arrived in Nulato in a span of one hur in fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively. All…
Zirkle’s blast through Nulato
It is always exciting to get up first thing in the morning, with the wakup call: Sab, you have 20 minutes, than Aliy comes in. I have gotten used to the fact, that this means typically 5 minutes at best, and sure enough, I barely had clambered outside and saw…
For Front-Runners, Race Strategy Gets Serious
Aliy Zirkle dropped her snow hook here Friday just long enough to leave a dog, Viper, and hand out a hat.”Thank you Aliy!” said Ruby resident Martha Ann Wright, 73, who held the beanie bearing Zirkle’s SP Kennel logo to her parka. “I’m proud of you, because women got to…
Beneath Northern Lights, Zirkle Blows by Seavey on Yukon River
With a full moon rising and vibrant northern lights shimmering again, Mitch Seavey of Sterling leapfrogged into first place in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Friday night – only to watch as Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers jumped back in front.As the first slants of daylight hit the long…
Iditarod Musher Aliy Zirkle: ‘I can’t really complain about No. 1’
Aliy Zirkle leads what’s shaping up to be one of the most competitive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Races. To hang on to her edge, she’ll have to fend off a hungry pack of frontrunners who should arrive in Galena, where she’s taking her mandatory eight-hour Yukon River layover, hours before…
Iditarod Frontrunners Test Competing Race Strategies Ahead of Yukon River
Mitch and Dallas Seavey have established themselves as the mid-race leaders of the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, after making bold runs to Ruby through the 170 miles of barren, stunted landscape between Takotna and the Yukon River.The chase pack of defending champion John Baker, four-time winner Jeff King…
Day 6: Zirkle Zooms Through Ruby and Into Lead
FRIDAY, 9:30 a.m. — For the second time in 14 hours, Aliy Zirkle snatched the Iditarod lead from Mitch Seavey by blasting through a checkpoint while Seavey was resting.This time, though, her lead comes with an asteriskRead more here: http://community.adn.com/?q=adn/node/160213
Day 6: Seavey Back in Command; 1st to Ruby
FRIDAY, 8 a.m. — Mitch Seavey is in Ruby, back in command of the Iditarod — but at what price?Seavey reached the Yukon River at 6 a.m. Friday morning and had the checkpoint to himself for more than an hour until son Dallas arrived at 7:07 a.m.As he gave snacks…
Rowde Teenager and Her Dog Pulling Together a Sledload of Prizes
Rowde teenager Ayla Lovegrove and her Alaskan Malamute dog, Emme, are the best in the country for dryland sleddog racing.The pair clinched the Affiliated British Sleddog Activities junior UK championship at the last race of the season at Yateley Heath, Surrey, last month.Read more here: http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/9578730.Rowde_teenager_and_her_dog_pulling_together_a_sledload_of_prizes/