Day 2 Race Results- ivakkak.com

Day 2 Race Results

Ivakkak progressed well on this second day of the race. The trail was smooth until the racers were challenged with hilly terrain as they approached Tasiujaq

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Junior May arrived coming in first from his second position of yesterday while Charlie trailed just 9 minutes behind him placing second overall for the second day of Ivakkak.

The Puvirnituq men remained close to one another throughout the leg of the race from Qalialuk to Tasiujaq as they arrived 13 minutes apart. Tamusie’s dogs became entangled at one point close to the end, which slowed him down for a few minutes and he fell from third place to fourth today. Bobby goes to third.

Here are today’s race results in the order of the racers’ positions including their total accumulation of time in hours and minutes:

 Junior May		5h22, total 8h45;
Charlie Watt		5h31, total 8h54;
Bobby Novalinga	        6h13, total 10h18;
Tamusie Sivuaraapik	6h26, total 10h18;
Willie Kullulaaq	6h54, total 11h51;
Charlie Inukpuk	        7h03, total 12h09;
Massiu Nassaq	        8h13, total 13h31;
Adamie Inukpuk 	        7h48, total 14h30;
George Annanack 	11h57, total 18h48;
Harry Okpik		12h28, total 18h52;  and
Simionie Elijasiapik	14h00, total 23h37 minutes.

Simionie arrived at 11pm and was received by a welcoming committee, tired but happy.

The return of the Inuit Dogs

At the end of the last century, the pure-breed Husky dog was nearly extinct in Nunavik. Nowadays, Inuit people mostly travel by snowmobile. Yet, the memories of another time when dogs were man’s most reliable partners are not so far behind. Long known to be man’s best friend, dogs were once essential to the survival of Inuit in the merciless arctic environment. In fact, only a few decades ago, sled dogs were a foundation of the Inuit nomadic way of life.