Mushers Complete Last Leg Of Yukon Quest
The lead mushers in the Yukon Quest are resting at the last checkpoint on the trail before heading to the finish line in Whitehorse.Allen Moore will leave Braeburn, Yukon, at about 4:20 p.m. local time Monday after completing the eight-hour mandatory rest at that checkpoint.Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/02/13/nort-yukon-quest-final.html
Yukon Quest Leaders Moore, Neff Neck and Neck Into Braeburn
Allen Moore, the Two Rivers musher who was the first to leave Fairbanks start chute of the Yukon Quest on Feb. 4, is setting himself up to be the first into the Whitehorse finish chute.“Well it’s worked so far,” Moore said about having bib No.1, “just keep the karma coming.”Moore…
A Day At The (Dog Sled) Races
Today was one of those perfect February days we love here in the ‘near north’ part of Ontario!Bitterly cold~ the kind of cold that makes men with mustaches sport their own icicles~ and brilliantly sunny.The sun is growing warmer every day, but the cold clings to winter a while longer.And…
North Dakota Musher Set For His Second Iditarod
Kelly Maixner said he learned a lot after running in his first 1,131-mile Iditarod last year. And so did his dogs.Maixner, a native of Golva, is set to run in his second Iditarod sled dog race that starts March 3.As a rookie last year, the 36-year-old pediatric dentist now living…
Defending Rondy Champ Ellis Tops At Tozier
Two weeks before he is due to defend his Fur Rendezvous world championship, Egil Ellis and a team of 14 dogs turned in a torrid run Sunday for a come-from-behind victory in the Exxon Mobile sled dog sprint championships at Tozier Track.Ellis blazed to a time of 55 minutes, 47…
Penalties Cost Yukon Quest Mushers Critical Time As Race Nears Finish
With the miles ticking down toward the finish in Whitehorse, every action counts for mushers running for first place in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.Take for example perennial top finisher Hugh Neff, whose 30-minute penalty for forgetting his ax may be the make-it-or-break-it moment between him and Fairbanks…
Spirit Of A Racer In A Dog’s Blood
Like any athlete, Winnie has a race-day routine. Four hours before the beginning of her sled-dog race in this upstate town, Winnie, a Siberian husky, laps up meat broth. Two hours before, she submits to pats from spectators. Forty minutes before, she settles into the snow for a final rest.But…
As Sweltering Yukon Quest Mushers Ready For Last Surge…
Fighting off sick feelings of déjà vu, Tok musher Hugh Neff grabbed the lead of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Sunday as a pair of teams left Carmacks to settle matters in the final stretch before the Whitehorse finish.Beside Neff’s name atop the leader board, though, was…
German Iditarod Musher’s Lead Dog Missing In Anchorage
A rookie Iditarod musher’s lead dog is missing in Anchorage after escaping from a dog truck last Thursday, friends say.Silvia Furtwangler, a German musher who lives in Norway, arrived in Anchorage on Feb. 9 after two grueling days of international travel with her dog team.Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/02/12/2313947/german-iditarod-mushers-lead-dog.html#storylink=cpy
Kaiser Wins First-Ever Paul Johnson Memorial 450
From Kyle Hopkins in Anchorage –Pete Kaiser of Bethel has won the first-ever Paul Johnson Memorial Norton Sound 450, the Norton Sound sled dog club says.Kaiser arrived in Nome at 5:47 a.m. this morning. Former Yukon Quest champ John Schandelmeier of Paxson finished second, followed by Judy Currier of Fairbanks.”It…