Hi Boys and Girls, I can’t believe this is day 4 of the race. Most of the teams are taking their 24 hour rest. A few have completed this and are back on the trail. Is the race going as you expected? Who do you think will win? Hope you have a great day. PHOTO OF THE DAY: DATE: March 10, 2016 TIME: 2:11 TOP 5 MUSHERS: 1. Dallas Seavey in Cripple 2. Noah Burmeister in Cripple 3. Robert Sorlie in Cripple 4. John Baker in Cripple 5. Kelly Maixner in Cripple These mushers appear to be taking their 24 hour mandatory break in Cripple. RED LANTERN: Ellen Halveson in Nikolai SCRATCHED: Hans Gatt Scratched in Nikolai due to concern for his race team. AWARDS: PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award given to Dallas Seavey for being the first musher into McGrath. Dallas will receive an orginal “spirit mask” created by Alaska artist Orville Lind and $500 in credit on PenAir towards travel or freight shipments. GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award given to Dallas Seavey for being the first musher to reach the halfway point at the Cripple Checkpoint. Dallas will receive a trophy and $3000 in gold nuggets.

FEATURED MUSHER: All information is taken from the mushers bio on the Iditarod.com site. Want to know about your favorite musher? Check the Iditarod site for more information.

Cindy Gallea is the oldest female musher racing this year. Cindy is 64 years old and lives in Minnesota. She is a nurse practitioner. Cindy has run the Iditarod many time and says each time will be her last. Cindy says’ “ I have found it difficult to let go of something that is deep in my soul and that gives me the opportunity to run my dogs for days through the beauty of Alaska” Cindy has 2 sons, veteran Iditarod musher and race office Jim and Brian. Her hobbies are bicycling, hiking, outdoor activities, politics and “my sons and granddaughter”. Best of luck to Cindy. QUESTION OF THE DAY: The mushers are taking their 24 hour mandatory rest. How many mandatory rests are there? Where must they be taken? That’s it for now. Check back later for more updates. Gypsy