When the rest was over for Håkan and the dogs it had started to snow and the temperature had risen - not the conditions that makes it easier for a tired team.
At 15:16, they left CP2 Storåbranna 1 after the mandatory six-hour rest period for the next leg of 71km. Delta and Geist were so tired that Håkan let them finish their journey at Storåbranna and instead be well cared for by John and Jamie. The other dogs were in good spirits and relatively keen to go on.
Now they strive on until Storåbranna 2 where they have another 4 hour mandatory rest before the final leg to the finish, the shortest leg - 60km.
Keeps my fingers crossed that the seven brave dogs that are left in the team will hold out until the finish and that the weather is on their side.
söndag 23 februari 2014
Amundsen race day 2 23/2-14
At 22:37 last night, the team left the first checkpoint after taking about 2.5 hours of well-deserved rest.
The dogs were excited, it was cold and the trails were relatively hard. The team were off at high speed, so high that Håkan felt compelled to slow down the team in order to prevent them from wearing themselves out.
The first sixty kilometers they were working really good, but then came the backlash, and the last seven kilometers took impertinent long time.
At 8:35 the team arrived at CP2 "Storåbranna 1" where they are now, resting in the six-hour mandatory rest period after having finished a total distance of 168km.
Both dogs and Håkan are tired and in need of rest. I hope the rest does the trick so they can finish the remaining 131 km.
The dogs were excited, it was cold and the trails were relatively hard. The team were off at high speed, so high that Håkan felt compelled to slow down the team in order to prevent them from wearing themselves out.
The first sixty kilometers they were working really good, but then came the backlash, and the last seven kilometers took impertinent long time.
At 8:35 the team arrived at CP2 "Storåbranna 1" where they are now, resting in the six-hour mandatory rest period after having finished a total distance of 168km.
Both dogs and Håkan are tired and in need of rest. I hope the rest does the trick so they can finish the remaining 131 km.
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| Tired "Soft team" arriving at CP Storåbrannan 1 |
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| Team is resting at Storåbranna 1 |
lördag 22 februari 2014
Follow the team on GPS
At 11.14 the team started. The handler Johannes told me that it looked good, the dogs were excited and ledt at a good pace. You can follow the team here:
http://view.smarttracker.no/web/event/show/230188
http://view.smarttracker.no/web/event/show/230188
Amundsen race start 22/2-2014
On Friday morning the 21/2 Håkan and his handler John Klang left in the direction of Strömsund. The car and the trailer was loaded with 11 dogs (just our own breeding): Arija, Birk, Bielka, Corona, Corall, Appa, Deimos, Delta, ergo, Etna and Geist. He would really have had 12 dogs but due to lameness, he was content with 11.
The trip up went well and as they arrived there was veterinary inspection and drivers meeting.
On Saturday it was about -4 degrees, the sun glinted from the sky, unfortunately about 10cm snow had fallen the last night, making the trail heavy.
Johannes, his friend Jani (who became bonus handler) and Håkan put the harnesses and booties on the dogs preparing for start at around 11.
Håkan and his team will start as number 19. In lead, he has Corona and Etna.
Here you can read about the trail http://amundsenrace.com/english/trail.html
The trip up went well and as they arrived there was veterinary inspection and drivers meeting.
On Saturday it was about -4 degrees, the sun glinted from the sky, unfortunately about 10cm snow had fallen the last night, making the trail heavy.
Johannes, his friend Jani (who became bonus handler) and Håkan put the harnesses and booties on the dogs preparing for start at around 11.
Håkan and his team will start as number 19. In lead, he has Corona and Etna.
Here you can read about the trail http://amundsenrace.com/english/trail.html
onsdag 19 februari 2014
Nordic championship for samoyeds, in Furudal 2014
Friday the 7th of February, I packed the car and loaded 9 dogs to leave for Furudal . At 13 o'clock , I was finally done and found that I had quite a lot of time to get to the driver's meeting . As we started off the car just slipped off the road intto the ditch. In spite of 4wd we couldn't get the caer back on the road again so we had to call our nice neighbor who quickly came up with a tractor and soon the car was on the road again. The journey to Furudal went well and I arrived just in time to take care of the dogs before the common dinner.
Håkan, who was taken ill by a cold, was at home with 11 dogs. I shared a cabin with Lars Jämtsved who together with Lotta have bought several puppies from us. We got up early on Saturday morning, gave the dogs food, rested them and made them ready for today's race .
I started as number one in 4-dog class and Lars started last in six team class, fifteen minutes before me . We were on the spot in the starting area in good time.
Lars drove six team sleigh for the second time in his life. Hero ( Lars and Lotta's own dog , Bielkersmils Great Hero of Ergo ) went in point along with Delta, which he borrowed from us. Further back in the team went Lexie ( Lars and Lotta's own dog , Bielkersmils Ejla of Ergo ), Appa, Corall and Birk who he also borrowed from us.
I went with Etna and Corona in point and Geist and Ergo as wheel dogs.
The trail in Furudal is 11km, very technical, tight turns, short sharp hills and some long relatively steep up and down - slopes, just the kind of trail that samoyeds love.
My dogs chased off at full gallop when officials dropped us off and kept good momentum even though we had one quarter until the last team in six team class.
It turned out that our time was good, we were second after Fredrik Petri, just like 2013.
After the finish , we took care of the dogs and then passed the rest of the day in idleness characters and ended with a pizza on the campground's pizzeria.
The temperature on Sunday was just around zero so no booties were needed for the dogs.
I started as number two in my class two minutes after Fredrik. The dogs worked well and the time was 44 min 31s , 22 seconds faster than yesterday's heat and we finished asnumber two. The winners were Fredrik and third came Camilla Dehlin who went racing for the first time!
Lars, who had been very nervous for the technical trail and the fact that he drove sled for the second time in his life, came in third place . Congratulations !
Sunday ended with an award ceremony where Bielkersmils kennel was awarded no less than 5 pc bows for SE (Polar) Champion as our dogs were awarded in 2013. I was also pleased toonce again take with me the nice trophy (donated by Little Rocky's kennel in Norway), the best lady's team in 4-dog class.
On Tuesday it was time for the first heat of 30km of the test 60. Due to lack of snow the test was situated at Koppången where there was quite a lot of snow
I started with a six team where also Madde and Gustaf*s dog Bielkersmils Fantastic Frej of Nallo was included . Lars once again borrowed four dogs from us and also ran six team class.
I was not feeling quite good,I had a cough and was feeling a bit warm so the dogs had to work almost entirely without help. I felt the speed was not quite as good as i use to be so once we reached the finish line and was told that our time was 2 hours and 25 minutes , I was very surprised.
On the night between Tuesday and Wednesday it was snowing slightly and the trail were a bit tougher. The dogs worked pretty well andthe time was 2 hours and 45 minutes. We had the shortest total time and won then and Lars and his team was the number two. Really well done!
On the 18th - 19th of january, Håkan went to Nornäs and competed in the Wilderness Race 2 x 60km. He went Nordic style with 4 dogs and won his class at the time 11:37:10 about 8 hours and 25 minutes ahead of number two. It was pretty tough conditions and it was only Håkan and one other nordic style who completed , the other five in the class did not finish the race.
The Wilderness Race competed Hakan against the other Polar races and it was only he who drove Samoyeds in Nordic style.
Robert Axelsson, a friend of ours, also went competeing . He went släby sledge with eight dogs. He borrowed Bielkersmils Ergo of Pepper and Bielkersmils Birk of Kartman from us.
He came in second in his class and was very pleased with the performance . Congratulations Robert - a very good achievement!
Håkan, who was taken ill by a cold, was at home with 11 dogs. I shared a cabin with Lars Jämtsved who together with Lotta have bought several puppies from us. We got up early on Saturday morning, gave the dogs food, rested them and made them ready for today's race .
I started as number one in 4-dog class and Lars started last in six team class, fifteen minutes before me . We were on the spot in the starting area in good time.
Lars drove six team sleigh for the second time in his life. Hero ( Lars and Lotta's own dog , Bielkersmils Great Hero of Ergo ) went in point along with Delta, which he borrowed from us. Further back in the team went Lexie ( Lars and Lotta's own dog , Bielkersmils Ejla of Ergo ), Appa, Corall and Birk who he also borrowed from us.
I went with Etna and Corona in point and Geist and Ergo as wheel dogs.
The trail in Furudal is 11km, very technical, tight turns, short sharp hills and some long relatively steep up and down - slopes, just the kind of trail that samoyeds love.
My dogs chased off at full gallop when officials dropped us off and kept good momentum even though we had one quarter until the last team in six team class.
It turned out that our time was good, we were second after Fredrik Petri, just like 2013.
After the finish , we took care of the dogs and then passed the rest of the day in idleness characters and ended with a pizza on the campground's pizzeria.
The temperature on Sunday was just around zero so no booties were needed for the dogs.
I started as number two in my class two minutes after Fredrik. The dogs worked well and the time was 44 min 31s , 22 seconds faster than yesterday's heat and we finished asnumber two. The winners were Fredrik and third came Camilla Dehlin who went racing for the first time!
Lars, who had been very nervous for the technical trail and the fact that he drove sled for the second time in his life, came in third place . Congratulations !
Sunday ended with an award ceremony where Bielkersmils kennel was awarded no less than 5 pc bows for SE (Polar) Champion as our dogs were awarded in 2013. I was also pleased toonce again take with me the nice trophy (donated by Little Rocky's kennel in Norway), the best lady's team in 4-dog class.
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| Five more bows to put on the wall |
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| The beautiful award, the samoyed on the sledge, was mine to bring home for even one more year |
On Tuesday it was time for the first heat of 30km of the test 60. Due to lack of snow the test was situated at Koppången where there was quite a lot of snow
I started with a six team where also Madde and Gustaf*s dog Bielkersmils Fantastic Frej of Nallo was included . Lars once again borrowed four dogs from us and also ran six team class.
I was not feeling quite good,I had a cough and was feeling a bit warm so the dogs had to work almost entirely without help. I felt the speed was not quite as good as i use to be so once we reached the finish line and was told that our time was 2 hours and 25 minutes , I was very surprised.
On the night between Tuesday and Wednesday it was snowing slightly and the trail were a bit tougher. The dogs worked pretty well andthe time was 2 hours and 45 minutes. We had the shortest total time and won then and Lars and his team was the number two. Really well done!
On the 18th - 19th of january, Håkan went to Nornäs and competed in the Wilderness Race 2 x 60km. He went Nordic style with 4 dogs and won his class at the time 11:37:10 about 8 hours and 25 minutes ahead of number two. It was pretty tough conditions and it was only Håkan and one other nordic style who completed , the other five in the class did not finish the race.
The Wilderness Race competed Hakan against the other Polar races and it was only he who drove Samoyeds in Nordic style.
Robert Axelsson, a friend of ours, also went competeing . He went släby sledge with eight dogs. He borrowed Bielkersmils Ergo of Pepper and Bielkersmils Birk of Kartman from us.
He came in second in his class and was very pleased with the performance . Congratulations Robert - a very good achievement!
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| Håkan was satisfied with the gold medal and Robert just as satisfied with the silver in his class |
söndag 22 december 2013
Merry Christmas
Allak has moved to Tarja and Jenny in Täby. We wish them good luck with their new family member and we are sure he will enjoy himself.
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| Allak moved to tarja and Jenny |
Today on the 22 December our sheep are grazing, the temperature is about 5 degrees centigrade and all snow is gone.
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| This is how Deimos looked, wet and dirty, after a 25 km long trainingtour on a dirt road |
fredag 1 november 2013
Visit from France
If you are interested in buying him, you need to be able to offer him a permanent loving and active home. Allak have proven himself in both sledging and in the show ring and is both sled dog champion S (Polar) CH and Swedish show champion SEUCH.
If you are interested please call +46700405267 or send an mail to bielkersmils@gmail.com
Last weekend family Bruneau visited us to collect Bielkersmils Kisa of Nallo aka Inuk. We had a very nice time talking about dogs, training dogs, eating and drinking good.
We wish Caroline, Jerome and Clelia good luck with their family member.
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| Jerome, Caroline and Inuk |
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| Clelia greeted the puppies |
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| The dogs wear reflexes around their neck to be visible in the darkness |
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| Preparing the team for training |
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| Jerome, five dogs from Bielkersmils and his three dogs Bajkal, Chasta and Darwin |
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| Before start |
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| Full speed |
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| Caroline and the eight team in full speed |
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| It was raining so we had a nice barbacue inside |
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| For dessert we had homemade lemon pannacotta |
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| Jerome walking Darwin and Inuk |
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| washing Inuk |
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| Inuk |
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