From the Awards Breakfast

Richard Todd wins the 12 dog vet award. Jillian Taylor gets the award in the 8 dog Race.

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Last musher home

The 2011 Canadian Challenge officially ended at 3:58 am Saturday Feb. 26, 2011 when Charlie Lundie crossed the finish line in 7th place with nine dogs in harness and one alongside. Congratulations Charlie on finishing the race and earning the red lantern!

Two Teams across the finish line

#7 Sid Robinson arrives to claim 5th place at 12:58 with 10 dogs. Sid finishes with a smile, as always. Those who know local musher, Sid, know that he comes off the trail with a positive outlook and great sense of humor!

#5 Luke Naber arrives at 01:02 with 6 dogs in team, 1 in the basket who was stiff from running too hard early in the race. This is Luke’s first time running the 12 dog, so he has now completed a 6, 8 and 12 dog race in the Canadian Challenge.

All dogs have crossed the finish line earlier than we had expected, which is a great sign. The current temperature is around -20celcius, which is perfect for dog sledding.

Congratulations to both teams! Charlie Lundie will be arriving later this evening.

The breakfast banquet starts at 9am tomorrow. Here’s to a good rest for the dogs and mushers who have done such an extraordinary job!

A riddle for all…

How far did the Old Speckled Hen travel for this year’s Canadian Challenge?

Photo of Richard coming in

4th place siberians #2 Richard Todd

Finishes at 19:38 with ALL 12 DOGS which doesn’t happen often. Hats off to Richard for taking such good care of his team! The siberians look amazing and all their tails are wagging.

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Last Teams Leave Stanley Mission

18:02 team #7 Sid Robinson leaves with 10 dogs.
18:03 team #5 Luke Naber leaves with 7 dogs.
18:08 team #8 Charlie Lundie leaves with 10 dogs.

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Update from Gill

Just talked to Ruth – update on times:
Richard is now anticipating an arrival time between 6 and 7
Sid can leave Stanley at 5:06 earliest; Luke and Charlie can both leave at 5:34 PM earliest.
We think the there of them will arrive fairly close together around the 1r PM – midnight mark.

Trail update

#2 Richard Todd is expected to arrive at the finish line around 4 so stay tuned, you siberian fans!

The last 3 teams arrived in Stanley Mission around noon, so will be crossing the finish line no sooner than 11pm. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld

Three teams arrive in Stanley Mission.

Sid Robinson got in at 11:58 with 11 dogs. Luke was close behind at 12:22 with 8 dogs and Charlie right on his heals in at 12:28 with 11 dogs.

They now have a 5 hour mandatory rest before they run to La Ronge.

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