Strong Finish!

We made it! Cody here, just dropping in to let you all know that we came into Paxson in 28th place.. not bad for our first attempt. I'm super happy with the performance of the team and can't wait to see how they do in the next race. I will have more stories about the race soon. Today we are home and giving all the dogs a little house time and spending time with those we left behind.

Here is a little video of the first run of the race. Thomas has a ton of pics and video that I will try to get up soon with some stories..

CB300 - 1:23pm Tuesday

Cody finished early this morning at 2:36am with 9 dogs and in 28th place!!!! He had a really awesome rookie run, and we are definitely proud of him and his dogs. They did awesome!!

Cody, Paige, and Thomas were all finally able to get some sleep, it had been a long crazy weekend. They are all on their way home now, and I expect to see them around 5 or 6 tonight! They will be able to give an update of how the race was for them, and more details when they get home.

A big huge 'THANK YOU' the crew down at race central who did an awesome job keeping the Facebook page updated, especially Helen Hegener, who kept us all posted while communication was down from Sourdough, as well as providing extra information for all the fans to follow. The spottracker was super addicting! It was great to be able to follow the race from here! Also, thanks to all the volunteers and race officials! It was an awesome year, and a really fun race to follow and be part of!

CB300 Update - 8:30pm Saturday

Cody got into Wolverine tonight around 7:40pm! The dogs were still screaming and ready to run! They flew through Tolsona this afternoon around 4:15, for a run time of just over 3 hours!! It was just a quick stop at Tolsona, to put on an extra layer of clothes, before heading off to Wolverine.

From the handlers :

we saw cody scream through tolsona. in fact he was there early and the dogs were screaming to go. unfortunately the handlers were slacking and someone else had to do our job of holding the dogs while he checked in. rockin, the cb300!

They were running fast on their way to Wolverine, covering the distance in 3 hours. Once to Wolverine, he fed them, and all the dogs ate like horses! They are looking happy, and definitely having a good time. Cody is massaging them now and getting them ready for their long rest. With his time differential added on to his 8 hour layover, they will be there for about 9.5 hours.

CB300 Update - 2:10pm Saturday

Cody arrived at Glennallen this morning at 7:19, after a smooth run in from Chistochina. The trail has been good, and he has been really pleased with how the dogs are doing. He is definitely tired, he has been up with the dogs most the of time, only getting an hour of sleep for himself during this last rest. On these shorter first two rests at Chistochina and Glennallen, the main priorities are getting the dogs fed and bedded down, and making sure they are looking good- checking for any injuries or soreness, leaving little time for anyone to get much rest. Cody has been taken great care of his team, and they are certainly showing it!

Cody and the team left Glennallen this afternoon at 1:20. His dogs were screaming to go! All 12 of his dogs are looking good, and running great. As they left the checkpoint they were going crazy, barking, jumping, and harness banging! They are totally pumped and looking awesome. His run into Wolverine will mostly be in the daylight today, which will help keep Cody awake, and he will take his mandatory 8 hour layover tonight, and hopefully catch up on sleep and get refreshed for the rest of the race.

Paige and Thomas haven't gotten much sleep either, these are crazy weekends and everything is constantly moving. Paige is on 0 hours of sleep, and Thomas was able to sneak in 2 hours. But, they are all really pumped with how everything is going! They just arrived in Tolsona. It is a 25 mile run for Cody to get to Tolsana, so they will see him later this afternoon, and he is planning at this point to continue through Tolsona and then onto Wolverine.

CB300!

Cody took off from Glenallen today with 12 dogs, wearing bib #10! They left the start at 1:18 this afternoon. They had a smooth run, and the team got in tonight to Chistochina at 8:29pm, for a run time of 7 hours and 11 minutes!! According to the Spottracker, their average run time was just over 6 mph. They had some overflow to contend with, but his awesome leaders Windsor and Oakie were perfect, and they hardly got wet. I just got off the phone with Paige and Thomas, who are handling for Cody , and he is doing amazing! The dogs are doing looking really good, and Cody is really happy with how they ran. He gave them some extra attention tonight as they bedded down in the straw, just to make sure they continue to do well. They still have 242 miles to go, but for now they are sleeping. Cody probably won't get much sleep tonight because it is always really exciting at the start of the race; they are all definitely excited to have a great first run behind them. They are going to rest 5-6 hours, and then take off in the early hours of the morning.

I will keep updating as I hear from Paige and Thomas, and if Paige gets internet, she will try to post too. But, definitely watch the team from the CB300.com website, the spottracker is rather addicting, and their facebook page keeps things updated too!

Here is Cody's Spottracker: http://trackleaders.com/copperi.php?name=Strathe__Cody
And search them of Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Copper-Basin-300-Sled-Dog-Race/113218608732801

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We are all packed up and ready to roll. Codys team lineup is....
windsor okie
bleeker stout
lupine tj maxx
dundee horstein
dozer ursa
berry goober

we are really happy with how the dogs have been running up to this point and are sure they are going to do a great job. go team squid!!

Copper Basin 300 live tracker by trackleaders.com

Here is the link to the SPOT tracker site for the race. It sounds like they might not have enough for all mushers, but you can look here to see where those mushers with SPOT trackers are on the trail during the race. Copper Basin 300 live tracker by trackleaders.com