Hi Boys and Girls,

Good Morning.  The top 5 mushers are really on the move but none of those teams have taken their 24 hour rest yet.  The next 5 teams have taken their 24 hour and are again on the move.  What do you think will happen when the top 5 teams stop for 24 hours?  It appears most of the teams are taking their rests and they should all be on the move again sometime today. 

Now for this morning’s update:

DATE:  March 6, 2014

TIME:  01:17

LEADERS:

1.Jeff King

2.Sonny Lindner

3.Aaron Burmeister

4.John Baker

5.Paul Gebhardt

WHERE ARE THE MUSHERS:  Jeff and Sonny have left Cripple, Aaron, John, and Paul are in Cripple. None of these mushers have completed their 24 hour rest yet.  The next 5 teams have left Ophir and have completed their 24 hour. 7 teams are in Ophir, 5 teams have left Takotna, 14 teams are in Takotna, 2 teams have left McGrath, 8 teams are in McGrath, 7 teams have left Nikolai, and 3 teams are in Nikolai.

RED LANTERN POSITION:  Marcelle Fressineau who is in Nikolai.

WEATHER:   The weather in Cripple is -1 and fair. The weather along the trail from Nikolai to Ophir is 3 degrees and fair  .

SCRATCHED: Lev Shvarts scratched while traveling between Rohn and Nikolai due to a damaged sled.  Lev and his dogs are fine.

WITHDRAWN:

QUESTION OF THE DAY: There are 2 mandatory rests other than the 24 hour.  Do you know where they must be taken and how long they are?

Answer tonight.

Answer to last night’s question: What is the mandatory 24 hour rest and where does it have to be taken?

A musher must take one 24 hour stop during the race. This stop is taken at the musher’s option at a time that is most beneficial for the dogs.

Have a great day of learning today.  See you tonight!

Gypsy