Yukon Brewing GRR GRRR Growler Races on!!

Trails scoped and checked by Mike Simon and Darryl Sheepway last night - all good and Darryl promises to flag it well pre-race on Sunday - so you know who to complain too if you get lost (not that it'll do you any good).

1 mile 1 Pet Dog, 1 mile 1 Sled dog, and 1 mile Canicross (for the hard people) follows the same 1 mile trail as last year - remember the lovely soft sand climb up off the power line? here's hoping it's frozen hard this time.

2 mile 2 sled dog, is a 2.5 mile trail twisting through the trees, and dog limit is 1-3 dogs for this race. According to the trail description of tree roots, turns, climbs and declines etc Jon thoroughly recommends body armour (very reasonably priced at sponsor Cadence Cycle). Why does Jon wear armour anyway? you may ask; and the answer is because he didn't used to, and bikejouring and scootering hurt a lot and Laura wisely pointed out "you won't spend $70 or so, so off you go to chance putting yourself out for the season, or longer" that was enough and on the next run with armour Jon met a rock that shattered his shin plate (the armour plate, not the shin, although it would have been without the armour)...which is one reason everyone signs the disclaimer.

Meet at 5pm at Jessica and Mike's, see previous post for description/map of how to get there; Mike has kindly cleared out his shop and cleaned out the log stove for the post race potluck - eat and reminisce about going the wrong way in warmth, whilst savouring Yukon Brewing's glass wrapped T shirts! DPSAY spares no luxury for its racers!

Many thanks to YUKON BREWING for T shirt prizes for 1st-3rd, and Aurora Booties, Icy Waters, C&D Feeds, Muktuk Kennel and possibly yet another Yukon Ag T shirt! as supporting prizes.

IMPORTANT FINAL NOTE - this is Jon's last race as DPSAY President and race organiser - after organising 4 summer and winter seasons all the stuff he hasn't been doing has caught up with him. To keep the races going we need a few people to step up to design & put up posters, talk to the newspapers, flag a course or two, groom the odd trail, speak to sponsors, keep the Board going (to access funding like the $4,900 DPSAY has got for the Road Runner this season) - small stuff if spread amongst many people, too much if there's less than a handful. Contact Darryl on griz311@yahoo.com if you can help out.

and thanks...it was fun!

Yukon Brewing's "The Growler" Dryland Races!

Design and printing thanks to Inkspirationz Graphix!

How to get there:

So, meet at 5pm, Sunday Oct 17th, all the usual races -

1 Mile 1 Pet Dog; 1 Mile 1 Sled Dog; 1 Mile as-many-dogs-as you-like-being-dragged-by Canicross; and the 2 Mile 2 Sled Dog.

Anything non-motorised can be used.

Many thanks to Mike and Jessica Simon for hosting the event, don;t forget the pot-luck BBQ after, and thanks to Yukon Brewing for the prize T-shirts, and Icy Waters Ltd, Aurora Booties, and C&D Feeds for the supporting prizes!

Last race with wheels before more snow flies!

Eagle Pack Mongrel Hordes - photos, Clark Rogers

Simi Morrison and pup Monjo

Susie Rogan keeps ahead of Ian and Marine in the mass start

Stefan gains on Sandro in the 1-2 dog

Janet Keller chases Moe Boksa to the finish in the Canicross

Jon Lucas, going too fast to the camera (or was Clark simply sneezing?), just before slipping past chainless Stefan in the mass start

Ian Usher, Marine Gstaard, and Cynthia Corriveau vie in the mass start

Finn Boksa, Canicross, clearly a student of the Mark Manolis "Sleep Racing" technique

Sandro Bumblebee buzzes along fast in the Canicross - he makes it look easy...

Darryl Sheepwins works hard up that Hill

Claudia Wickert pushes the scooter up that big hill in the 2 dog - probably faster than a number of bikejourers made it up there - and what a delight that soft woodchip section was, right near the top!

Alicia - this Canicross looks like hard work - and it is!

Alexandra Rochat having a fun blast in the mass start

1, 2, & 3 in the Mass Start...almost: at the last turn, 50m from the finish Stefan's chain broke, Darryl Sheepwon shot through to lead, closely followed by Fabian Schmitz and the "Foxy Rocket", with Jon Lucas and (get me out of this race) Simba racing, past a by now coasting Stefan, to 3rd. It ain't over till it's over, as Jon said later "I didn't hear a fat lady singing till we crossed the finish line, and Tutshi started howling!"

The "Hill" makes Fabian Schmitz work!

DPSAY RAFFLE Results

Drawn on Sunday Sept 12th, at Susie Rogan's and Hans Gatt's, under the watchful eyes of about 30 people:

1st Prize - Skookum Brand Northern Garments Anorak, value up to $995

ROCK BOIVIN

2nd Prize - Yukan Canoe Training Courses for 2, value $400

GRESON FREY

3rd Prize - Sky High Wilderness Ranch, 1 day riding trip for 2, value $400

JOLENE WALSH

Many thanks to everyone who bought tickets, everyone who sold them, Virginia Sarrazin for doing all the work setting the raffle up. Gene at Fas Gas Kopper King seems to be the place to buy them, as all the winners bought their tickets there.

The raffle raised a net $1600, towards the DPSAY insurance premium of $2500 - thank you!

and if you didn't win, don't be disheartened, there's another raffle for the winter and another $995 Skookum Brand Northern Garments Anorak up for grabs as well as other great prizes - all for another stake of a mere $10!

Thanks everyone!

Eagle Pack Mongrel Hordes Results in full!

Karine Grenier

1 Mile 1 Pet Dog

1 - Susie Rogan - 6.41

2 - Jon Lucas - 7.58

3 - Karine Grenier - 8.37

4 - Ian Usher - 9.04

Jon Lucas and Asha "Don't take a photo, we're just having a stroll!"

1 Mile Canicross

(tying a dog to yourself and running - pure torture: you can't even coast, you have to run with the dog, or to slow it down you have to work to hold it back, but it is for all ages: from kids to grandmothers!)

1 - Sandro Bumblebee - 8.44

2 - Paul Adams - 9.25

3 - Adam Robinson - 10.22

4 - Simi Morrison - 10.32

5 - Alicia Power - 10.41

6 - Fin Boksa - 11.31

7 - Janet Keller - 13.35

8 - Maible Boksa - 14.29

9 - Moe Boksa - 15.03

10 - Christina Reeve - 21.22

Maible Boksa, having fun

Adam Robinson, indentured Kennel Slave of Sky High Wilderness Ranch obviously cannot even afford to buy clothes, apparently someone overheard him say he'd be eating the Eagle Pack he won - can someone at least get the poor man a shirt from the Salvation Army?

2 (well, nearer 3) Mile 1-2 Sled Dog

1 - Darryl Sheepwon - 11.24

2 - Cynthia Corriveau - 11.26

3 - Adam Robinson - 11.47

4 - Jon Lucas - 11.57

5 - Claudia Wickert - 12.27

6 - Susie Rogan - 12.28

7 - Fabian Schmitz - 12.51

8 - Marine Gastard - 12.52

9 - Ian Usher - 13.23

10 - Sandro Bumblebee - 13.47

11 - Alexandra Rochat - 14.15

12 - Stephan the Photographer - 15.36

13 - Janet Keller - 22.51

14 - Fin Boksa - 24.46

1 Mile MASS START (bikes, scooters, runners, 1-2 dog)

1 - Darryl Sheepwins - 3.35

2 - Fabian Schmitz - 3.36

3 - Jon Lucas - 3.37

4 - Stephan the Photographer - 3.41

5 - Susie Rogan - 3.43

6 - Ian Usher - 3.48

7 - Cynthia Corriveau - 3.49

8 - Marine Gastard - 3.50

9 - Alexandra Rochat - 3.53

10 - Deb Knight - 4.56

11 - Claudia Wickert - 5.22

12 - Janet Keller - 6.18

13 - Sandro Bumblebee - 6.41

14 - Simi Morrison - 8.28

15 - Andy - 9.01

Many thanks to Susie and Hans for hosting, trail work, and delicious food; Simi Morrison RM, Virginia Sarrazin for all the DPSAY Raffle work (results posted soon), and Eagle Pack, Aurora Booties, Icy Waters Ltd, YAA, and C&D Feeds for all the race prizes. Thanks to Clark Rogers for all photos.

Hans, where's your dog? and it's non-powered bikes only!...oh, you're trail marking....

RECORD TURNOUT for EAGLE PACK's MONGREL HORDES

43 teams turned out for the 4 races, in a fun filled afternoon at Gatt Kennel.

Blog editor is tired and worn out after an exciting day at the races, but stay tuned for Race Results and photos from Clark Rogers, coming your way on Monday evening.

Thanks everyone for a great afternoon/evening!

EAGLE PACK - MONGREL HORDES - RACE ON!!

MASS START RACE CONFIRMED!!

Sunday 4pm, Susie Rogan/Hans Gatt Kennel, Golden Horn; Turn off the Alaska Highway south of Carcross Cut-off onto Gentian Lane, 1.6km down lane turn right (at orange flagging tape), continue straight downtrail till you can't go any further (....because you are there!)

Eagle Pack Dog Food kindly sponsoring prizes 1-3 in the 4 races. Other prizes from Aurora Booties, Icy Waters Ltd, C&D Feeds, Muktuk Kennels, and another YAA T-shirt!!

See you all there!