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Just checked the update and Lance is back in first again AND he has his 8 hrs in. To me it looks like those in the top with their 8's already are the real contenders such as Hugh and Mitch. Is that the way to look at it Toni? Does Jeff have a chance to win?
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yeah the Millenium's cook really knows how to spoil ya!
Lance Mackey is once again in the lead. He's taken his manditory 8 hours. He's in and out of Grayling. As are Schnulle (Hey Lad, he's Canadian), Burmeister, Neff, Seavey (!!!), and King.
Schnuelle and Burmeister haven't taken their 8 hours yet.
Paul Gebhardt (10th) and Dallas Seavey (12th) are into Grayling, but Paul hasn't taken his 8 yet, and who knows why Dallas hasn't left yet (he has also taken his 8 hours).
Swenson (18) and Jonrowe (19) are on their way to Anvik this morning. As is Martin Buser (24).
Minnie Lor didn't see your question before now - Jeff has a chance to win, sure... just as Mitch does... but it's becoming a smaller chance. But honestly I don't know. The weather patterns being what they are you just don't know. I know Kaltag is reporting nasty cold temps, which is good for the dogs, but depending on just how cold it gets they'll have to slow it down or halt it until it warms up!
At this point the race is Lance's to lose, but I always feel he pushes his dogs just a little too much. He does train his dogs just for this and their conditioning hasn't been matched so far, but I just don't know... I think he's trying to distance himself as much as possible from the rest of the pack... whether or not that works to his favor in the last leg I couldn't tell you.
Oh and I found this update on the Official Forum:
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from the Anchorage Daily News:
Norwegian musher Bjornar Andersen was reunited with his dog team Friday after withdrawing from the race the previous day. Andersen scratched after a nasty accident but race spokesman Chas St. George said he had been released from the hospital and was preparing to return home to Norway.
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Most definitely good news. Thanks for the info Toni. It has been fascinating to watch. DH and I check the standings 4-6 times a day. He'll call me from work on his break wanting an update. You'd think we had a personal interest in how it turns out.
I wish that they'd show some photos or videos of the aurora borealis. One year we listened to Iditarod updates via a web radio station and they kept talking about the light show.
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well, I know that it was predicted for this weekend, but with all of the clouds and what not it just might not be visible on the trail... no idea though *shrugs*
Agree that right now it appears to be Lance's race to loose. His team is going strong, but there is still a long way to go to get to Nome. As you noted, the weather can play a big part. Kinda neat that he packed up part of his First to the Yukon meal and had it delivered to Aaron Burmeister.
Looking foward to your continued updates and insight.
Another musher has scratched, Rookie Rob Loveman. No idea as to why, going to dig around while I update this morning.
Lance Mackey is in and out of Kaltag. New Yukon Quest champ Schuelle is on his heels (or rather just two hours behind). Seavey is in Kaltag in third, he hasn't left yet.
Jeff King is also in Kaltag and is currently 5th. Aaron Burmiester and John Baker just made it into Kaltag AT THE SAME TIME. Very cool. I love watching teams come in together, makes it feel more like a race. In fact, the year that Lance Mackey's father won the Iditarod he won by one second! The second place team? Rick Swenson's. The footage of those two mushers running and yelling for the dogs to keep going is spectacular. Wish more Iditarods finished that way!
Dallas, once again, rounds out the top ten. He's in and out of Eagle Island... it will take him a while to get to the next check point, though his team is picking up speed.
Jonrowe was the last musher to leave Eagle Island as of the last update on Iditarod.com... she's in 16th. Swenson and Buser are in Eagle Island in 20th and 21st place respectively.
and Jen Seavey is solidly in 57th place. That hasn't changed in days! But hey, she's not coming in dead last and she is just training a bunch of pups.
oh and I just found this little gem on the adn.com iditarod site... audio of Jen Seavey talking about marriage and mushing. Voices From the Trail: Audio & video interviews | adn.com - though I would argue with her over the not being competitive at all...
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Lance is first into Unalakleet - which means he's first to the Bering Sea... winds, sudden storms... and basically if the other teams don't just end up using rocket boosters he's looking at his third win. and the most solid of all his wins (which I think will prove more than ever that the Quest and Iditarod back to back is a bit much for the dogs.)
Oh, I hadn't thought about the fact that Lance didn't do the Yukon = more rested dogs. Hmmmmm...interesting.
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it's been a topic of interest in some of the articles. Some of the mushers have 'borrowed' dogs that ran the quest so that they could see if it's better, worse, or the same... for the most part it seems that the dogs aren't as eager to pull as the dogs on the team who stayed home... if that makes sense...
Great articles, Toni. Thanks for posting. I never would've found them on my own.
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