Race Headquarters

 There are big names here and the field was very competitive. The K300 is a prequalifier for the Iditarod Sled Dog race. Most of these racers are veterans of the Iditarod, and/or the Canadian Yukon Quest.  We signed up to volunteer at the headquarters which was located in the LongHouse motel. Two other races were going on at the same time, the Aniak Dash a 50 miler, and the Bogus Creek was 150.

 People came and went all day and night checking in on the racers. At one point Tuluksuk lost all contact, electricity, and we never did get results from there. At each of the checkpoints there were volunteers to help take dropped dogs, provide warm food, mark charts as to mushers' time in and out, and the number of dogs that came and went. There were vets in three different locations to keep track of teams' health.

 Gwen's time was spent updating the site's Facebook page. She was all over it, able to take liberty with some of her posting.

Lily and Bruce spent their time selling merchandise. Since our shift was 8AM to noon, they didn't have a lot of business until it was time to leave. I spent my time keeping the food area organized, as people from the community brought in food, not only for the volunteers, but for anyone who came through to check on the mushers.