Hi Boys and Girls,

Good Morning.  It’s going to be another busy day in Nome today.  How is your favorite musher doing?

Now for today’s update:

DATE: 3/15/2012   early edition

TIME: 00:31

FINISHERS:

15. Paul Gebhatdt         10 days 03 hours  35 minutes

16. Michelle Phillips      10 days  08 hours  18 minutes

17.  Hugh Neff              10 days  08 hours  41 minutes

NEXT 5 MUSHERS: 18 Rohn Buser, 19. Martin Buser  20. Gerald Sousa 21. Colleen Robertia, 22. Lance Mackey

WHERE ARE THE MUSHERS:.  There are 13 teams are resting in White Mountain, , I team is in Elim, 5 teams have left Koyuk, 8 teams are resting in Koyuk, 1 team has left Shaktoolik, 2 teams are in Shaktoolik, 1 team is in Unalakleet, 2 teams are in Kaltag,

RED LANTERN POSITION: Bob Chlupach who is in Kaltag

SCRATCHED: none

WITHDRAWN: None

WEATHER: The weather in Nome is 6 degrees F and cloudy. The weather in White Mountain is 11 degrees F and cloudy. The weather in Elim is 1 degree F and partly cloudy. The weather in Koyuk is 5 degrees F and mostly cloudy. The weather in Shaktoolik is 1 degree F and partly cloudy, The weather in Unalakleet is 7 degrees F and cloudy.  The weather in Kaltag is 6 degrees F and partly cloudy.

Answer yesterdays question: there was no question last night.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: If you look at when the teams in Koyuk arrived, you’ll see that most of the teams came in as pairs.  Looking at yesterday’s post about what was said about the trail conditions between Shaktoolik and Koyuk, why do you think the mushers were traveling in pairs.

FAN QUESTION: Look for a fan question later today.

I hope you are still following the race.  It’s so much fun to see where the teams are and see when they finish in Nome.

Until later today,

Gypsy