Mitch in 3rd - Rest of Top 10 Coming on Strong!

Mitch rolled in under the Burled Arch in 3rd, as expected....no surprise there.  Mitch admits he trained for a totally different kind of race.....a hard fast trail so he could carry dogs to save them for later.  That didn't pan out so well and he had to race like everyone else, with all his dogs on the gang line.  This took a toll on his dogs and he had a lot of dogs benched for injuries early on....but held his small squad of 10 together and finished with 9 on the line.  So for having to totally scrap his race plan, 3rd place isn't so bad.  It will be interesting to see if he trains once again for a hard, fast trail for his dog carrying strategy....because if he does, its definitely a gamble....that strategy doesn't work for a soft snowy trail.  But then again, 3rd isn't bad...so perhaps its a gamble worth taking?  Time will tell!

Here is a screen shot of the next slug of Teams making their way to Nome.....as you can see, there are some tight races going on out there....especially for the 8th, 9th and 10th spots!