5PM Tuesday Nome— Dallas widens gap on following Pack—by Joe Runyan Dallas Seavey through Safety, and expected Nome after 6PM. In a flurry of activity, the city of Nome blankets mainstreet with snow, then levels with a grader. The entry chute and the famous Burled Arch—recall statements and cliches in previous year’s such as “John …
8:22 a.m.- Seavey out of White Mountain with Nine huskies, Guiness in lead Uneventfully, nine year old female leader Guiness (spelling, don’t count on me) takes the Seavey team out of White Mountain in direction Nome. Here’s what happened in the dark of morning: Reliable and consistent, Dallas booted his dogs, loaded going to make …
7 a.m. Tuesday in White Mountain—Wake up call – Half Moon on Western Horizon by Joe Runyan With the half moon orange in the clear arctic horizon, our camp at the White Mountain city building comes to life. The trail breakers, personified in their leader Roger Ashcrafts’ tough comic style, rise from the tiled floor …
Very Early a.m. reporting—–Aliy Zirkle in at 1:25AM, Ramey Smyth surges and now third into White Mountain by Joe Runyan We are now in early a.m. reporting, after noting that Aliy Zirkle is now in at 1:25 AM. Her lead dogs Pocito and Dingle, impressively alert and crowd favorites, followed Aliy’s every move a s …
0014 a.m. White Mountain, Dallas Seavey and team into White Mountain as Leader of Iditarod by Joe Runyan Dallas Seavey’s team trotted seriously up the Fish River, a church bell ringing to alert villagers, and arrived in White Mountain. “Bones” Carl Brown welcomed Dallas to White Mountain and promptly signed him in. Andy Anderson, race …
11:30 p.m. Monday, White Mountain, Seavey approaching Fish River, Aliy follows by Joe Runyan
11 30 pm Monday, White Mountain—Seavey approaching Fish River, Aliy follows by Joe Runyan Feels warm to our local checkpoint inhabitants—“Feels warm, like O F” says one as checkers , volunteers, veterinarians gather to greet Dallas Seavey to White Mountain checkpoint. COMMS continuously checks the GPS dots at the Insider to determine location. Meanwhile, …
News FLASH News FLASH 6 p.m. Elim Icecapades—-Seavey camped on ice, Zirkle leaves Elim and on course to intercept by Joe Runyan Departing from Elim airport about 6 p.m., we flew over Elim and viewed Dallas Seavey resting about 20 minutes dog driving outside of town, just hidden by a narrow coastal jut of land. In …
Aliy Zirkle arrived Elim, approximately half hour in arrears of Dallas Seavey, and parked her fast travelling team on a bed of straw, giving them the canine accomodation of royalty. Her intentions are proprietary, but it Appears that her goal is to grab a short nap, give her dogs a nap and a hot meal, and hit the …
Dallas Seavey first in and out at 3 19 PM and leads Iditarod Pack Dallas SEavey, hustling to maintain a fragile lead over Aly Zirkle, arrives at the Elim checkpoint at 3 19 PM under bright skies, the sun intense enough to produce a spring time like warmth. With a big crowd of Elim …
Flash mushers two miles out, I’ll have the story 2PM Elim—Dallas Seavy and Aliy Zirkle locked in step to ELIM—Here’s what we’ll see in the checkpoint by Joe Runyan Bruce Lee, analyst at the Insider, and i flew from Koyuk to Elim, in clear skies in relative calm except for a few local …
