Kokos running in singel lead, crossing the finishline as champions!
Fantastic to see Kokos run in singel lead, for the third year in a row, over the finishline in Finnmarkslöpet.
This year she led the team to victory!
She new exactly were they were going. In the steep uphill from
the Alta river, when Petter stopped running she jumped right up in the
air and barked to say, - come on lets go!
Petter is the winner of Finnmarkslöpet 2016!
Watch NRK tv reports
Petter surpriced the Norweigans by being the first to reach Kirkenes. Watch it here
The leading teams have reached Varangerbotn. Watch it here.
Petter run right through Sirbma and continued to Levajok. Whatch it here.
Watch the start of Finnmarkslöpet
See the start of Finnmarkslöpet 2016 live on www.nrk.no at 11:00
Petter has bib #13 and will start out at 11:13
Follow the race on www.finnmarkslopet.no
and nrk.no/finnmarkslopet
You can also follow our team on Facebook:
Team Petter Karlsson Sleddogs and on Instagram: @petterkarlssonsleddogs
Petter has bib #13 and will start out at 11:13
Follow the race on www.finnmarkslopet.no
and nrk.no/finnmarkslopet
You can also follow our team on Facebook:
Team Petter Karlsson Sleddogs and on Instagram: @petterkarlssonsleddogs
Preparering before Finnmarkslöpet
Det har varit en lång dag med veterinärbesiktning, registrering och förberedande av depåsäckarna som ska skickas ut till checkpointerna. Petter har varit förkyld i över en vecka och har nu fått tillbaka febern. Han har försökt vila under dagen.
It has been a long day with vet check, registration and prepairing the depot bags. Petter has had a cold for over a week now, and today he got the fever back. He has been trying to rest a little today.
It has been a long day with vet check, registration and prepairing the depot bags. Petter has had a cold for over a week now, and today he got the fever back. He has been trying to rest a little today.
We are on the Way to Finnmarkslöpet!
Finally we are on the Way to Alta!
We had problems finding handlers that could follow, but finally Petters sister Anna said she would join Angela.
Follow the race on www.facebook.se/TeamPetterKarlssonSleddogs
and
instagram @petterkarlssonsleddogs
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Handler for Finnmarkslöpet wanted!
We need a second handler to help at Finnmarkslöpet. Angela will follow to the race as a handler but we need one more person who has a drivinglicence and who would love the adventure and excitment to experience a race really close up.We know it's short notice but If you ore annyone you know would like to help please send us an e-mail to info@petterkarlsson.com We will leave Slussfors on the 1 of march. Another possibility would be to fly to Alta and arrive there no later than 3 of march. Of course we would pay for all the expences for the handler. We travel back home on the 13 of march.
At the Finishline!
Petter passed the finishline with 8 dogs after 76h and 45 min. He came in as #11.
Under the circumstances that I had at the start I think I did very well, Petter says.
Now I know for sure that I have a good team.
Kokos is good! As usual she was the one taking us to the finish, many km in singel lead. She's super!
A great dog that has given me many good puppys.
Now it's time for some well deserved rest for both handlers, the dogs and Petter.
Femundlöpet running
Petter has left Tufsingdalen after a mandatory 4 hour rest + the time difference from the starting order.
See the Current standing
You can also follow him on the gps tracking. He has bib # 20.
See the Current standing
You can also follow him on the gps tracking. He has bib # 20.
European Championshio in Longdistance - Femundlöpet 2016
Tomorrow at 11:00 you can watch the start of the European Championship in Longdistans, in Röros Norway.
Petter will start out with bib # 20 at 11:20. See the start. Petter starts out at 0:24 in the clipp.
He will run Femundlöpet 600km with a 12 dog team.
Follow the race on femundlopet.no and on "Team Petter Karlsson Sleddogs" on Facebook.
Petter will start out with bib # 20 at 11:20. See the start. Petter starts out at 0:24 in the clipp.
He will run Femundlöpet 600km with a 12 dog team.
Follow the race on femundlopet.no and on "Team Petter Karlsson Sleddogs" on Facebook.
Metsjöviddafjällrace
We would like to announce that the first edition of Metsjövidda Fjällrace is now history. In this unique long distance sled dog race the mushers and their huskies covered a distance of 265 km of beautiful mountain terrain. In the three checkpoints the teams were provided with straw and fresh water. A mandatory rest of 5 hours had to be taken in the halfway checkpoint where - after feeding and bedding down the 4-legged athletes - a hot elk-stew was served for the mushers.
Metsjövidda Fjällrace is an „inofficial“ sled dog race that is organized by Petter Karlsson and the participation is reserved for Bozita Robur Long Distance Team members and their supporters.
We would like to thank all involved people that made the event a huge success - we are already looking forward to the next edition!
Picture from left to right:
Nick - spectator, Malin Strid - manager team Cold-Nose-Huskies, Kokos - superstar in Petter Karlssons team, Bent - race marshall, checker, head of snowmobile crew, Petter Karlsson - musher, Rasmus Karlsson - spectator, Holly Baars - checkpoint manager, checker, vet assistant, Martin Gröger - musher, Dan Ditlefsen - musher, Lars Hoffmann - musher, Angela Karlsson - manager team Petter Karlsson Sleddogs, chef, checkpoint assistant, Jesper Karlsson - spectator, up and coming musher :)
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