Jessie Holmes team runs on the trail just prior to the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2018 Iditarod race on Monday March 05, 2018.
Photo by Jeff Schultz/SchultzPhoto.com (C) 2018 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Hi Boys and Girls,

Are you having fun following the race?  How is your musher doing? The race has been going for about 29 hours now.  The teams are moving nicely down the trail.  Most teams are currently either in Rainy Pass or between Rainy Pass and Rohn.  It’s early in the race and they are all still fairly close together.

Richie Diehl runs toward the check-in tent on Puntilla Lake at the Rainy Pass checkpoint as dog teams rest in the sun during the 2018 Iditarod race on Monday March 05, 2018.
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Teams rest on straw at the Finger Lake checkpoint as Jessie Royer runs through the checkpoint in the early morning hours on Monday, March 05, 2018 during the Iditarod Sled Dog Race
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The first 5 mushers are:

Wade Mars                           in Rohn

Jessie Holmes                       out of Rainy Pass

Richie Diehl                           out of Rainy Pass

Ryan Redington                    out of Rainy Pass

Nicolas Petit                          out of Rainy Pass

The Red Lantern Position:

Tara Cicatello                        out of Swentna

Scratched:

Zoya DeNure scratched in Swentna due to personal health reasons

All pictures in this post are courtesy of Jeff Schultz.  A big howl to Jeff.  Aren’t this pictures incredible?

Kristy Berington massages “Pop” wrist at the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2018 Iditarod race on Monday March 05, 2018.
Photo by Jeff Schultz/SchultzPhoto.com (C) 2018 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

See you on the trail,

Gypsy