Yukon Quest, discussion

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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby libby the lab » Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:49 pm

Allen is in Braeburn! Cinnamon roll time!
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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby braider » Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:56 pm

Looks like Allen and Matt will see each other again before the race is over - might be neat to see AV of that.

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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby StarDancer » Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:54 pm

Is there a mandatory rest in Braeburn? I can't remember! and I can't find it on the YQ website.

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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby JeanieB » Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:24 pm

Mandatory 8 hour layover at Braeburn.

What an amazingly healthy group of dogs Allen has after those hellacious temperatures and wind this year. Buds are sure looking good on Fantasy Mushing!
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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby elsietee » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:44 pm

I'm curious if Paige is just being really conservative with her dogs, or whether there's something specific that she's seeing (like her mentioned during her run into Clinton Creek). According to her handlers, she opted to rest a little longer in Pelly in order to get another meal in them before leaving. Are they losing too much weight in the cold?

Laura is down to 9 dogs and I have to wonder if her smaller team is paying off for her - she seems to be flying every time I look. She's also on a slightly different run/rest schedule than the others, so it's hard to tell.
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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby elsietee » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:53 pm

Ah - this sheds some light on it:

http://www.newsminer.com/mushing/two-fr ... 9c160.html

[Paige:] "I was having some leader trouble, so it was nice to have another team to chase. They were excited about being around another dog team.”

Hall was the first to leave Pelly Crossing...at 3:02 p.m.... Drobny took off at 4:39 p.m., she admitted it would be tough for her team to make a run at second place.

“I don’t have a dog team that can do that,” she said. “So I’m rooting for him at this point.”
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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby elsietee » Mon Feb 12, 2018 6:02 pm

Some nice radio coverage here:

http://fm.kuac.org/programs/yukon-quest
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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby fladogfan » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:57 pm

Allen has left Braeburn!
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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby elsietee » Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:13 pm

Something going on with Paige. I think she might have a mutiny on her hands :(

Looking at her tracker, she:
  • gave them a 6+ hour rest in Pelly
  • ran 6.5 hours
  • rested 4 hours
  • ran 6 hours
  • rested 4 hours
  • tried to get them moving for about 1.5 hours
  • rested for 6 hours
  • tried again to get them moving for an hour
  • and has now been stalled for about an hour.

It looks like she went forwards, then backtracked half a mile or so - I'm guessing walking in front of the team, judging by the speed - to that little spit of land she's sitting on (maybe to make a fire off the ice?) I hope she has enough dog food - she's a full 50 miles from Braeburn. :(

Tim Pappas is about 13 miles away, so will come past in a couple of hours, hopefully then her dogs will follow?
If not, I'd hazard to guess her race is done :*(

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Re: Yukon Quest, discussion

Postby elsietee » Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:20 pm

From Matt Hall's handlers:

*UPDATE* The crew just reached out to give me the scoop. As Matt came in Jess said, "He looks like he just had the most relaxing run of his life!" Matt is loving the temps, the trails and the dogs. The team rolled in strong and were wagging tails and rolling around. The team was looked over by the vets for their mandatory last CP vet check and had no problems. The team is maintaining their hearty appetite and have been snacking a lot on the trail. Matt's happy, cracking jokes and having a good time. Who knew Matt would have jokes left in him have 900 miles?! He's a funny guy!

Here are some pics of Matt coming into Braeburn--The dogs really look great. They're alert, with tight tugs and ready to go. Easy peasy crew, let's take a nice long nap first.

Matt removed the dogs booties on this run because of the warm temps and the fact that dogs regulate their temperature through their paws and mouths. He's trying to keep them nice and cool. A couple of dogs still remained bootied, like Hamlet, because of their feet tendencies either to splits or snowballs.

Did you get a look at Anchor? Man, that dude is a goofball. He seems to be enjoying himself very much at single lead. His sister Ace and father Koyuk are right behind him for support.
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