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Copper Basin 300 Begins
As
of Jan 08 1707 AKST (GMT-0900) here are Karen's stats for the race which started
today:
| Bib No. |
Musher |
Current Checkpoint |
Previous Checkpoint |
Time en Route |
Speed (MPH) |
Layovers |
| Checkpoint |
Time In |
Dogs |
Time Out |
Dogs |
Time at CP |
Checkpoint |
Time Out |
8 Hr |
14 Hr |
| 10 | Ramstead, Karen | Chistochina | Jan 08 1606 | 12 | | | | Race Start | Jan 08 1018 | 5:48 | 9.0 | | 0:00 |
Current
updates during the race can be found at http://www.cb300.com/updates2005.html
If
you'd like to read details on each checkpoint, visit http://www.cb300.com/trail.html
and here is a map provided by the race organizers
The
checkpoints are:
Race Start:
Pinneo Park in Glennallen
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22 miles to Gakona
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Gakona Lodge (optional)
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30 miles to Chistochina |
Chistochina Village Hall
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70 miles to Paxson
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Paxson Lodge
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17 miles to Meier's Lake
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Meier's Lake Roadhouse
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35 miles to Sourdough |
Sourdough Creek
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48 miles to Wolverine
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Wolverine Lodge
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28 miles to Tolsona |
Tolsona Lake Resort
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24 miles to Race Finish
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Race Finish:
Pinneo Park in Glennallen |
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If
you'd like to check on the weather conditions near Karen, visit KCAM
a local radio station which is providing on air updates to the local
audience http://www.kcam.org/webpages/weather.htm
From
a google search on "Copper Basin 300" 2005, I was able to
glean this text from the News-Miner.com site
Copper Basin 300
The field for this weekend's Copper Basin 300 sled dog race has grown to 41 entries as of Sunday and mushers have until next Friday to register for the mid-distance race that starts and finishes in Glennallen.
The entry fee is now $450 but mushers can register up until the drivers' meeting on Friday. All racers must sign in between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday in Glennallen.
The race follows a circular route in the Copper River Valley to Paxson and back. The event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at Glennallen's Pinneo Park and a winner is expected to arrive back in Glennallen sometime late Monday afternoon or evening.
Mushers are required to take an eight-hour layover at either Paxson or Meiers Lake and an additional 14 hours of rest at checkpoints of their choosing along the course.
Among the most recent entrants in the race were defending champion Copper Basin 300 champion, William Kleedehn, four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser and three-time Yukon Quest champion Hans Gatt.
A complete list of entries according to the Copper Basin 300 Web site is in today's Sports Scoreboard on Page C2.
Also
found a site with a nice list of Dogsledding events at http://www.out-there.com/htl_dgs.htm
The
Editor
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