Hi Boys and Girls,

Good Morning! Dallas Seavey became the youngest musher to win an Iditarod.  He turned 25 while on the trail.  Dallas finished the race in 9 days 4 hours and 29 minues.

Congratulations to Dallas.

Now for today’s update:

DATE: 3/14/2014 early edition

TIME: 00:46

FINISHERS: 1. Dallas Seavey   9 days 4 hours 29 minutes

2. Aliy Zirkle            9 days 5 hours 29 minutes

3. Ramey Smyth     9 days 6 hours   4 minutes

NEXT 5 MUSHERS: 4. Aaron Burmeister, 5. Peter Kaiser 6. Ray Redington, 7. Mitch Seavey, 8. John Baker

WHERE ARE THE MUSHERS: Aaron and Peter have left Safety and should be into Nome soon.  9 teams have left White Mountain.  Those teams should be in Nome later today.  Nome is sure going to be a busy place today.  1 team is resting in White Mountain, 2 teams have left Elim, 3 teams have left Koyuk, 14 teams are resting in Koyuk, 1 team has left Shaktoolik, 9 teams are in Shaktoolik, 4 teams have left Unalakleet, 4 teams have left Kaltag, 2 teams have left Nulato.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POSITION: Brent Sass is the lead Rookie in 13th place and he is taking his Mandatory rest in White Mountain.

RED LANTERN POSITION: Bob Chlupach who has left Nulato

SCRATCHED: Tom Thurston scratched in Unalakleet over concern for his team.  Kirk Barnum scratched in Kaltag because his team wasn’t enjoying the race.

WITHDRAWN: None

WEATHER: The weather in Nome is 3 degrees F and partly cloudy. The weather in White Mountain is 3 degrees F and mostly cloudy. The weather in Elim is -4 degrees F and fair. The weather in Koyuk is 0 degrees F and partly cloudy. The weather in Shaktoolik is -4 and fair and windy, The weather in Unalakleet is 5 degrees F and cloudy.  The weather in Kaltag is 5 degrees F and cloudy.

Answer yesterdays question:

QUESTION OF THE DAY: I will have a question for you later today so come back this evening for the update and question.

FAN QUESTION: Send me some questions and comments today and maybe your question will be picked for the question of the day.

Remember that while the winner has crossed the finish line the race is far from over.  There are still 51 teams out on the trail.  Stay tuned!  My post might be late tonight but I will be doing another update today!

Until Later Today,

Gypsy