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Gypsy
Hi Boys and Girls, We have a winner. Joar Leifseth Ulsom crossed the finish line this morning at 3:00 am AST. I was so excited I woke everyone up with my howling. Congratulations Joar. There are still 58 teams out on the trail. They …
Hi Boys and Girls, Joar Leifseth Ulsom crossed under the Burled Arch at 3:00 am AST. His time was 9 days 12 hours 0minutes and 0 seconds. Congratulations to Joar! See you on the trail, Gypsy
Hi Boys and Girls, WOW! What a race! Due to going the wrong way, Nicolas Petit loss his lead to Joar Leifseth Ulsom. They have both arrived into White Mountain for their mandatory 8 hour rest. I’m sure both are forming a strategy for the last 77 miles to Nome. We’ll know tomorrow who …
Hi Boys and Girls, Happy Monday! The teams are moving down the trail. The top 3 teams have left Shaktoolik and the next 2 are in Shaktoolik. Nicolas Petit is still in the lead and is about 2 ½ hours ahead of Mitch. Can he hold this lead? The teams should start getting into …
Hi Boys and Girls, It’s been 6 days since the Ceremonial Start. In just a few days we will have a winner. I wonder who that will be. The first 31 teams have all left Grayling and are headed to Kaltag. It’s 132 miles between checkpoints. The top mushers should get into Kaltag shortly. …
Hi Boys and Girls, It’s Friday!!!! Do you have any plans for the weekend? Hopefully, you are able to follow the race at home. The teams will be busy this weekend making their way to Nome. Currently, all but 1 team has completed their 24 hour and 8 of the first 11 teams have also …
Hi Boys and Girls, Almost all the 24 hour rests are completed. Have you noticed any changes in positions? There have been some. Are you surprised by any of them? Many teams have reached the halfway point of Iditarod and are approaching the Yukon. The back of the pack are completing their 24 hour …
Hi Boys and Girls, Some of the mushers have finished their 24 hours rest, while a few others have just started taking theirs. If you look at the update page at Iditarod.com, you will see boxes on the far right. If a musher has completed their 24 hour rest, you’ll see a check in the …
Hi Boys and Girls, The mushers are starting to take their 24 hour mandatory rests. If you don’t see your musher move for awhile, don’t worry. You’ll see a lot of mushers taking their rests in McGrath and Takotna. Several others will wait and take their rests further down the trail. The mushers will take …
Hi Boys and Girls, Yesterday’s question was: What is a mandatory rest? How many are there and how long are they? Where are they taken? Mushers are required to take 3 mandatory rests during the race. The first is a 24 hour rest which can be taken at any official checkpoint. The mushers take this …