Hi Boys and Girls,

The race seems to be going so fast.  I hope you are having fun following your favorite team. I’ve been a little busy today.  My humans went away for a little while and I worked very hard on my kennel and housework.  Before I started my daily post, I

thought I’d stretch out for just a minute, or two.  Well you see what happened. I didn’t even hear my humans come home. Sorry my post was a little late today.

Now for today’s update:

DATE: 3/10/2012

TIME: 13:27

LEADERS: 1. Aily Zirkle, 2. MItch Seavey, 3. John Baker, 4. Aaron Burmeister, 5. Dallas Seavey

WHERE ARE THE MUSHERS: Aily is the only musher so far to reach Kaltag.  Mitch, John, Aaron, Dallas, and Jeff King have left Nulato and are approaching Kaltag.  There are 10 mushers in Nulato, Eleven mushers have left Galena and are headed to Nulato, Six mushers are in Galena, Eleven mushers have left Ruby and are headed to Galena, Six mushers are in Ruby, Six mushers have left Cripple and are headed to Ruby, Four mushers are in Cripple and the last 2 are on their way to Cripple.

RED LANTERN POSITION; Bob Chlupach

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POSITION: This award is given to the Rookie who  is the first Rookie to cross the finish line.  Right now Brent Sass in 20th position is leading the rookies but John Cadzow in 21st place is only 21 minutes behind him. Right now there are 4 rookies

WEATHER: The weather in Nulato is 4 degrees F and cloudy but tonight prediction is -21 and clear. The weather in Ruby is 1 degree F and cloudy. The forecast for tonight is -14 degrees F and clear. It’s sure going to be cold on the trail tonight!

SCRATCHED: Zoya DeNure- I haven’t found a reason yet but will let you know when I do.

Answer to Yesterdays Question: The question had to do with the difference between Fahrenheit and Celsius.  Well temperature is temperature but how we measure it differs by where you live.  Here in the U.S. we use Fahrenheit to measure temperature.  In many countries, like Canada they use Celsius. So for all our friends who use Celsius, there is an equation to convert Fahrenheit (F) to Celsius (C).  It’s (F-32) x 5/9

So let’s give this a try.  Todays temperature in Nulato was 4 F.  Let’s put that into the equation.  (4-32) x 5/9

-28   x 5/9

-140/9

-15.5

I hope I got that right.  I’m sure someone will correct me and help me out if I didn’t.

Answer to this Mornings Question: This mornings question had to do with when and where the mushers must take their 8 hour mandatory rest.  Well the rules state that each team, must take an 8 hour break somewhere along the Yukon River at a checkpoint of their choice. From what I have heard it’s to give the teams a good rest before the next part of the race which can be tough.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Since I gave you a question this morning I’m going to give you a break.  But be ready for tomorrow’s question!

FAN QUESTION: No Question today.  Keep those questions and comment coming.  I really enjoy them.

Until tomorrow,

Gypsy