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A bit of number crunching
We are in Grayling. Its been raining, luckily lightly, on the whole ride up from Anvik. We passed a few teams which has stopped in Shageluk, and thus skipped Anivk. Paul Gebhard, Mitch Seavey, Dee Dee Jonrowe and Jessie Royer. All teams were moving quickly down the trail, a tail wind pushing them along too. …
4 teams on the Yukon River late this morning (AST). Aliy Zirkle is just about to Grayling in the video with Aaron Burmeister, Jake Berkowitz and Martin Buser tearing up the trail.
Aaron Burmeister was in Anvik and he too will go to Grayling and take his 8-hour rest following Aliy Zirkle.
Anvik 8 20AM , Burmeister through Anvik A short update on the lead pack here in Anvik this Friday morning. Aliy Zirkle came in and out Anvik at 7 20 this morning. I didn’t see her but was told that she rolled in at a lope, signed in, at left at a lope. A little …
With Martin’s impressive entry to Anvik, let’s take a look at the competition. Martin has been sitting for almost an hour at mile 486 in Anvik. On the tracker we note the nearest competition on the trail is Mitch Seavey at mile 459, a huge gap of 27 miles. Add up the numbers and Martin …
Martin into Anvik at 2 17 am, with 14 dogs loping into the checkpoint. martin dropped the hook, and said, “Rocket ship.” He was as impressed as we were . Everything we have been seeing on the tracker and checkpoints indicates his team is the fastest on the trail (see account below …
A look on the current Top 10
Now that most teams have taken their 24, are about to finish their layover in Iditarod the standing are straightening out and we can easier see who is where. Surprisingly to me 2 of my Top Picks are not up front. John Baker and Ramey Smyth both are sitting in the mid 20th placing. With …
The Takotna checkpoint stirs first this morning with news from pilots analyzing weather for the region. They report that is already blowing on the Yukon 30 knots and conceivably temperatures could rise with the wind to above freezing. These winds and temperatures are big factors for mushers leaving iditarod in direction Shageluk over mammoth rolling …
Takotna Mass Exit, 11 PM Wed March 6
11PM After 24 hours of recuperation in a mandatory rest, AAron Burmeister , Mitch Seavey, and Aliy Zirkle led out a large group of “Takotna” mushers all bound in direction Iditarod, a distance of about 100 miles. Predictably, big favorite Aaron Burmeister left the checkpoint at 10:14 PM with 15 noticeably thick and …
All of today’s picks are free for all to watch. Another great dog montage, musher interviews with Jake Berkowitz, Aliy Zirkle and DeeDee, plus some great video of Lance Mackey and his swing dog. Find all of these videos here: Insider Video Updates Subscribe to the Insider here. Send feedback to me on twitter or …
