Finnmarksløpet 2017

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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby elsietee » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:57 pm

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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby elsietee » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:58 pm

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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby mira » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:22 pm

elsietee wrote:Do you have the link?

(I'm thinking a cabin would be way more useful to interior AK mushers than the truck (that they can't use because there are no roads) :) )


Sorry, am on the phone, hard to cut and paste. But in the front of finnmarkslopet.no click on webtv and choose Karasjok.

And yes, they have had more than their share of stormy weather. Great image you posted.

Also noticeable, there is two teams racing with malamutes and greenland dogs.
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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby mira » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:03 am

Exciting finish, for 50 minutes ago, they passed the last checkpoint before the finish.

The runner up had overtaken the leader, and she passed Jotka five minutes before Petter Jahnsen. I think he had a lead of 8 minutes or so when leaving Karasjok. The distance is 32 miles. It's snowing, predicted to be stronger winds and snow in the evening, making it a bit harder to break trail
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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby mira » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:34 pm

Forgot to say, Petter Jahnsen did overtake Marit Beate Kasin and won.

All team running huskies are finished, fortunately the organisers extended the time limit on the second to last checkpoint due to bad weather. The two last teams left Karasjok at the time limit, making them still official in the race. One of the teams have only alaskan malamutes, the other a mix of Greenland dogs and malamutes.

I think it's great that the race can include and supports also these teams.
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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby fladogfan » Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:11 am

So do I mira, I like seeing the more traditional dog teams. Nice to make exceptions to rules when weather is bad.
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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby flowerpower » Sun Mar 19, 2017 5:52 am

Those Greenland dogs are so pretty!
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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby mira » Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:11 pm

Images of the malamutes:

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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby fladogfan » Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:17 pm

So beautiful!
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Re: Finnmarksløpet 2017

Postby flowerpower » Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:41 pm

:D :D :D :D They are all so handsome! DustMusher would have loved those pictures! :cry:
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