Aurora Dog Mushers Mid Distance Race
Big Lake, Alaska
December 29 and 30, 2001
Results provided by Bob Chlupach
Conditions:
Day 1: Temperature: 20 F ~ Sky: 50/50 broken ~
Wind: 10-15mph out of the North
Trail surface: Skiff of "new" snow on hard packed trail surface.
Day 2: Temperature: 16F ~ Sky: overcast ~ Wind: slight
from the North
Trail surface: Thin layer of loose snow on hard packed trail surface.
Trail conditions for racing: Near perfect, as fast as it gets.
Trail conditions on dogs: Moose footprints mile 10 to 10.5, mile 16 to 17.5 bumpy, "no barked" up feet after either heat.
12 dog limit - Race Distance: 21.4 miles
Place | Driver | Dogs- Day 1 |
Dogs- Day 2 |
Day 1 Time |
Day 2 Time |
Total Time |
1. | Paul Pettijohn | 12 | 12 | 1:42:52 | 1:37:23 | 3:20:15 |
2. | Nicholai Ettyne | 12 | 12 | 1:48:14 | 1:44:57 | 3:32:11 |
3. | Svetlana Kazmina | 12 | 12 | 1:52:42 | 1:50:42 | 3:42:47 |
4. | Peter Cohrs | 12 | 10 | 2:09:54 | 2:07:15 | 4:17:09 |