Nicolas Petit made it to Koyuk. The checkpoint is relatively empty right now as most of the others are on the trail to Elim. Nicolas complained about some snowmachines passing him and that his speed went to a crawl. Oh how I can relate to that, but reminded him, that this is a public trail after all. In my situation now, its always trying to find traveling gaps, when I do not intermix with the teams, and ideally catch a window where as many as possible are resting in a checkpoint. That is why yesterday we surged ahead instead of staying in Shak. The blazing afternoon sun though, could also have a lot to do, with why if felt to Nicolas, that his speed dropped. Dallas just sped out of the door, on a mission. He is a driven man.
Joe Runyan has leapfrogged up the trail, keep a lookout for his next report from Elim. There is sure interesting stuff happening out there, with Mitch being back in the lead and Jeff King stopped on the trail, with a strong contingent of challengers closing in steadily.
