2020 Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:22 am
Starting today. Fairbanks to Whitehorse this year. 24 / 7 action and about as exciting as 8 mph can get. At one point there is 200 mile stretch with one stop. Challenging to say the least.
Only 15 entries with a guaranteed purse of $100,000. They don't do it for the money.
Considered more gruelling than next months Iditarod because of the distance between checkpoints, often one musher will run the Quest and their partner uses the same team for the Iditarod. It wasn't long ago that it came down to 30 secs for the win after almost ten days. Imagine the effort extended.
Top names to watch will be Alan Moore and Brent Sass. Michelle Phillips is one of the top female mushers. The dogs are the athletes and stars of the show.
A bit hard to follow given the remote nature of the race but satellite tracking and daily updates help. Check it out at Yukon Quest . com.
Only 15 entries with a guaranteed purse of $100,000. They don't do it for the money.
Considered more gruelling than next months Iditarod because of the distance between checkpoints, often one musher will run the Quest and their partner uses the same team for the Iditarod. It wasn't long ago that it came down to 30 secs for the win after almost ten days. Imagine the effort extended.
Top names to watch will be Alan Moore and Brent Sass. Michelle Phillips is one of the top female mushers. The dogs are the athletes and stars of the show.
A bit hard to follow given the remote nature of the race but satellite tracking and daily updates help. Check it out at Yukon Quest . com.