Racing to the halfway point.
Front runners are approaching the 40 Mile River, where they will cross over into Canada. Some will choose to take a break at hospitality stop there. Then its back on the Yukon River for a 50-mile run to Dawson City, where the first team in wins gold nuggets.
The Quest is unique in that while in Dawson for their mandatory 36-hour rest, handlers are allowed to care for the dogs, and mushers can eat and rest in town.
After the mandatory 4-hour rest in Eagle, Lance Mackey was the first team back on the trail, with Hugh Neff 2 minutes behind. Currently, Hugh’s tracker is not working, but chances are he is not too far away from Lance. Allen Moore is close behind, followed by Brent Sass. Jake Berkowitz, Sonny Lindner, Kristy Berington and Abbie West are also out of Eagle.
Trying to get information on Trent Herbst, he’s one of four remaining mushers in Slavin’s, but his tracker hasn’t updated in several hours and according to the standings, he’s been there since yesterday morning.
Nikolay Ettyne returned to Circle City and scratched.
Unofficial Standings as of 7:30am ET:
On the trail to Dawson City
1 Lance Mackey (16)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Brent Sass (10)
5 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
6 Sonny Lindner (3)
7 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
8 Abbie West (21)
In Eagle
9 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
10 Dave Dalton (4)
On the trail to Eagle
11 Kyla Durham (7)
12 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
13 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
14 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
15 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
In Slavin’s
16 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
17 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
18 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
19 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
Scratched
Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
Maren Bradley (23) (R)
Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Yukon Quest Update #7
Lance Mackey in the lead!
With his tracker not working, Lance surprises all and beats Hugh Neff by one minute into the Eagle checkpoint, where all teams will take a mandatory 4 hour rest, before the final 150-mile run to the halfway point of Dawson City.
Allen Moore arrives in 3rd, followed by Brent Sass.
Positions have been somewhat murky due to various trackers slow updating or not updating at all.
Rookie musher Jason Weitzel has scratched at Circle City checkpoint due to musher injury. And Maren Bradley returned to Circle City and also scratched.
Earlier today, in the YQ 300, Josh Cadzow won handily, with Rob Cooke taking 2nd and Ava Lindner in 3rd.
Unofficial Standings as of 7:30pm ET:
In Eagle
1 Lance Mackey (16)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Brent Sass (10)
On the trail to Eagle
5 Abbie West (21)
6 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
7 Sonny Lindner (3)
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
11 Kyla Durham (7)
In Slavin’s
12 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
13 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
14 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
15 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
On the trail to Slavin’s
16 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
17 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
18 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
19 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
20 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Maren Bradley (23) (R)
Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
With his tracker not working, Lance surprises all and beats Hugh Neff by one minute into the Eagle checkpoint, where all teams will take a mandatory 4 hour rest, before the final 150-mile run to the halfway point of Dawson City.
Allen Moore arrives in 3rd, followed by Brent Sass.
Positions have been somewhat murky due to various trackers slow updating or not updating at all.
Rookie musher Jason Weitzel has scratched at Circle City checkpoint due to musher injury. And Maren Bradley returned to Circle City and also scratched.
Earlier today, in the YQ 300, Josh Cadzow won handily, with Rob Cooke taking 2nd and Ava Lindner in 3rd.
Unofficial Standings as of 7:30pm ET:
In Eagle
1 Lance Mackey (16)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Brent Sass (10)
On the trail to Eagle
5 Abbie West (21)
6 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
7 Sonny Lindner (3)
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
11 Kyla Durham (7)
In Slavin’s
12 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
13 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
14 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
15 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
On the trail to Slavin’s
16 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
17 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
18 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
19 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
20 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Maren Bradley (23) (R)
Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
Yukon Quest Update #6
Tuesday morning, the orderly parade marches on.
After a 5 hour break at Slavin’s Roadhouse, the teams are moving out more or less in the same order they arrived.
Hugh Neff left 2 minutes before Brent Sass. Allen Moore left 30 minutes later, followed 30 minutes after that by Abbie West. Sonny Lindner, Jake Berkowitz, Lance Mackey and Kristy Berington followed. The Trout Creek hospitality stop is about 45 miles away – halfway to the Eagle Checkpoint. Everyone seems to be cruising along, sticking together and taking good care of their dogs. Some real racing might take place from Eagle to Dawson City, where the teams will take a mandatory 36 hour break, before the 2nd half of the race to Whitehorse.
There are not really any surprises in the standings, other than perhaps
Abbie West running consistently in 3rd or 4th position, after starting 21st, by far the largest jump of any team.
The back of the pack are all in Circle City.
The lack of scratches (other than Mike Ellis) illustrates the ease of the trail, although conditions can (and usually do) change without notice.
Unofficial Standings as of 8:00am ET:
On the trail out of Slavin’s
1 Brent Sass (10)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Abbie West (21)
5 Sonny Lindner (3)
6 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
7 Lance Mackey (16)
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
In Slavin’s
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
On the trail to Slavin’s
11 Kyla Durham (7)
12 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
13 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
14 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
15 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
In Circle
16 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
17 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
18 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
19 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
20 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
21 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
After a 5 hour break at Slavin’s Roadhouse, the teams are moving out more or less in the same order they arrived.
Hugh Neff left 2 minutes before Brent Sass. Allen Moore left 30 minutes later, followed 30 minutes after that by Abbie West. Sonny Lindner, Jake Berkowitz, Lance Mackey and Kristy Berington followed. The Trout Creek hospitality stop is about 45 miles away – halfway to the Eagle Checkpoint. Everyone seems to be cruising along, sticking together and taking good care of their dogs. Some real racing might take place from Eagle to Dawson City, where the teams will take a mandatory 36 hour break, before the 2nd half of the race to Whitehorse.
There are not really any surprises in the standings, other than perhaps
Abbie West running consistently in 3rd or 4th position, after starting 21st, by far the largest jump of any team.
The back of the pack are all in Circle City.
The lack of scratches (other than Mike Ellis) illustrates the ease of the trail, although conditions can (and usually do) change without notice.
Unofficial Standings as of 8:00am ET:
On the trail out of Slavin’s
1 Brent Sass (10)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Abbie West (21)
5 Sonny Lindner (3)
6 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
7 Lance Mackey (16)
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
In Slavin’s
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
On the trail to Slavin’s
11 Kyla Durham (7)
12 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
13 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
14 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
15 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
In Circle
16 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
17 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
18 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
19 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
20 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
21 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
Monday, February 6, 2012
Yukon Quest Update #5
Nightfall
After 8 or so hours on the Yukon River, the lead pack is taking a break at Slavin’s Roadhouse.
Brent Sass arrived a couple of minutes before Hugh Neff, followed by Allen Moore an hour later. Abbie West, Sonny Lindner, Jake Berkowitz and Lance Mackey followed.
The back of the pack are all on their way to Circle City, with Misha Pedersen several hours behind.
Official Standings as of 11:00pm ET:
In Slavin’s
1 Brent Sass (10)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Abbie West (21)
5 Sonny Lindner (3)
6 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
7 Lance Mackey (16)
On the trail to Slavin’s
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
11 Kyla Durham (7)
In Circle
12 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
13 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
14 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
15 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
On the trail to Circle
16 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
17 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
18 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
19 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
20 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
21 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
After 8 or so hours on the Yukon River, the lead pack is taking a break at Slavin’s Roadhouse.
Brent Sass arrived a couple of minutes before Hugh Neff, followed by Allen Moore an hour later. Abbie West, Sonny Lindner, Jake Berkowitz and Lance Mackey followed.
The back of the pack are all on their way to Circle City, with Misha Pedersen several hours behind.
Official Standings as of 11:00pm ET:
In Slavin’s
1 Brent Sass (10)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Abbie West (21)
5 Sonny Lindner (3)
6 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
7 Lance Mackey (16)
On the trail to Slavin’s
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
11 Kyla Durham (7)
In Circle
12 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
13 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
14 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
15 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
On the trail to Circle
16 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
17 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
18 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
19 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
20 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
21 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
Yukon Quest Update #4
And they’re off!
Hugh Neff leads Brent Sass out of Circle City, as the lead pack heads to the Yukon River. The river is always different and can present many challenges, from jumbled ice, open water and whiteout conditions. The next checkpoint, Eagle, is 160+ miles away, so it will be a long run. Allen Moore and Sonny Lindner followed about an hour later.
Misha Pedersen spent a long time on Eagle Summit recovering a lost dog, but she has finally made it to Central.
Official Standings as of 2:00pm ET:
On the trail to Eagle
1 Hugh Neff (6)
2 Brent Sass (10)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Sonny Lindner (3)
In Circle
5 Abbie West (21)
6 Lance Mackey (16)
7 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
On the trail to Circle
11 Kyla Durham (7)
12 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
13 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
14 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
15 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
16 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
17 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
18 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
In Central
19 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
20 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
21 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
Hugh Neff leads Brent Sass out of Circle City, as the lead pack heads to the Yukon River. The river is always different and can present many challenges, from jumbled ice, open water and whiteout conditions. The next checkpoint, Eagle, is 160+ miles away, so it will be a long run. Allen Moore and Sonny Lindner followed about an hour later.
Misha Pedersen spent a long time on Eagle Summit recovering a lost dog, but she has finally made it to Central.
Official Standings as of 2:00pm ET:
On the trail to Eagle
1 Hugh Neff (6)
2 Brent Sass (10)
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Sonny Lindner (3)
In Circle
5 Abbie West (21)
6 Lance Mackey (16)
7 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
8 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
9 Dave Dalton (4)
10 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
On the trail to Circle
11 Kyla Durham (7)
12 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
13 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
14 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
15 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
16 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
17 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
18 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
In Central
19 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
20 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
21 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
Yukon Quest Update #3
Monday morning and front-runners Brent Sass and Hugh Neff are into Circle City.
The next group of Sonny Lindner, Abbie West, Allen Moore, Lance Macky, Jake Berkowitz, Kyla Durham and Kristy Berington are all approaching Circle. With differing Tracker update times, the exact order out there is uncertain, until they each check in to the next checkpoint.
Mike Ellis dislocated his shoulder and has scratched.
STANDINGS AS OF 7:23am ET
Into Circle
1 Brent Sass (10)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
On the trail to Circle
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Abbie West (21)
5 Sonny Lindner (3)
6 Kyla Durham (7)
7 Lance Mackey (16)
8 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
9 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
10 Dave Dalton (4)
11 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
12 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
13 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
Into Central
14 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
15 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
16 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
17 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
18 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
19 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
20 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
21 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
On the trail to Central
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
The next group of Sonny Lindner, Abbie West, Allen Moore, Lance Macky, Jake Berkowitz, Kyla Durham and Kristy Berington are all approaching Circle. With differing Tracker update times, the exact order out there is uncertain, until they each check in to the next checkpoint.
Mike Ellis dislocated his shoulder and has scratched.
STANDINGS AS OF 7:23am ET
Into Circle
1 Brent Sass (10)
2 Hugh Neff (6)
On the trail to Circle
3 Allen Moore (1)
4 Abbie West (21)
5 Sonny Lindner (3)
6 Kyla Durham (7)
7 Lance Mackey (16)
8 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
9 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
10 Dave Dalton (4)
11 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (17) (R)
12 Yuka Honda (19) (R)
13 Gus Guenther (20) (R)
Into Central
14 Trent Herbst (22) (R)
15 Paige Drobny (12) (R)
16 Nikolay Ettyne (14) (R)
17 Marcelle Fressineau (15) (R)
18 Brian Wilmshurst (11) (R)
19 Maren Bradley (23) (R)
20 Jason Weitzel (9) (R)
21 Michael Telpin (24) (R)
On the trail to Central
22 Misha Pedersen (5) (R)
Scratched
Mike Ellis (18)
Withdrawn
Kurt Reich (8) (R)
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Yukon Quest Update #2
*Pre Super Bowl post
Information has been sketchy, trackers are not always accurate or updated, and the Quest Official Standing page is having problems. So here’s what the Top Ten looks like Sunday afternoon:
Brent Sass is in first position, having arrived in Central.
On the trail to Central
2 Allen Moore (1)
3 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
4 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
5 Lance Mackey (16)
6 Hugh Neff (6)
7 Dave Dalton (4)
8 Abbie West (21)
9 Sonny Lindner (3)
10 Mike Ellis (18)
Information has been sketchy, trackers are not always accurate or updated, and the Quest Official Standing page is having problems. So here’s what the Top Ten looks like Sunday afternoon:
Brent Sass is in first position, having arrived in Central.
On the trail to Central
2 Allen Moore (1)
3 Kristy Berington (2) (R)
4 Jake Berkowitz (13) (R)
5 Lance Mackey (16)
6 Hugh Neff (6)
7 Dave Dalton (4)
8 Abbie West (21)
9 Sonny Lindner (3)
10 Mike Ellis (18)
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