Jeff King rounds out Top 10 in Elim
Jeff King arrived in Elim at 14.56. He had a fast run over from Koyuk, passing Ralph Johannessen. Jeff is always an innovator, be it the tail dragger sled, which I think he first ran back in 2006 and now is a mainstay for many musher, to cooker experiments, note the stovepipe at the back …
Nicolas Petit 9th into Elim
Niclolas Petit had a fast run over from Koyuk, arriving here in 9th position. One thing about running fancy equipment is, once its breaks, its hard to fix, specially in the bush. His brake bar is broken, and it being stainless steel, that is not something anybody can weld. Nicolas said he had been wondering …
Noah Burmeister is entering familiar territory. He is arriving in Elim and has Nicolas Petit breathing down his neck. Nicolas is driving a young team whereas Noah has a lot more veterans in his team. I did not quite get the shots I wanted. Or better said I did…. but having an SD Card in …
Joar Leifseth Ulsom made it into Elim. He wants to stay for about half an hour. He must have felt like the PIED PIPER coming in: Same as the mushers for the Top 5 were racing all out, only resting very short times along the coast, the competition for the Top 20 is no less. …
Wade Marrs wanted to leave before Pete Kaiser got here to Elim. And he timed it just right. We were worried about having a headon pass down the road, and Pete’s team potentially following Wade’s team on the outbound trail. That did not happen, Pete showed up 3 minutes later. His team is on fire. Barking …
Wade Feeding in Elim
Having a dog team eat is key. 10.000 to 12.000 calories the dogs eat during the long days of running. And Wade’s team was digging right in. That is always a very good sign. He decided to stay for another hour and half. Pete Kaiser should come in here by that time and a race …
Wade Marrs rounds out TOP 5 in ELIM
Its nice in ELIM, with being able to see the team a little ways out, when they come down the hill into town. Wade Marrs’s dogs happily trotted into the checkpoint at 10.58. When asked if he was staying or going, he immediately asked how far Pete Kaiser was back. Wade knows of the ” …
ELIM has no dog teams left right now, till Wade Marrs gets here. Aliy Zirkle left into a beautiful sunrise. Before she took some time to socialize with her fans. Before leaving the checkpoint, she had to go through the routine of putting 52 dog booties on. If you take 10 seconds per bootie… it …
Aliy Zirkle 4th into Elim
Aliy Zirkle has arrived in ELIM in 4th place and she is staying for a little while. She pulled her team through the vehicle yard here and the checkers brought her 2 drop bags over. Her time is is 7.57 a.m with 13 dogs, and the dogs look great. It is impressive to see how …
Where as Dallas Seavey only spend 2 minutes in Elim, both Brent Sass and Mitch Seavey were 8 minutes here. Time will tell if those 6 minutes will make a difference. For Mitch, that could have an impact. He has been traveling faster than Brent and is having a few more dogs than Dallas. Looking …
