As expected, Nic was the first out of the Kaltag (mile 652) checkpoint and is presently at mile 688. He switched to a lighter sled he had stashed away in Kaltag....he seemed happy to make the switch.
Joar was the next one out. He had to drop his Leader which no doubt is a blow to him....heading out to the coast and beyond you need a good leader, but I presume he has others on the Team who can rise to that role. He is presently at mile 671.
Jessie Royer followed Joar within minutes out of Kaltag, and is also at mile 671. She has 13 dogs and during an interview earlier yesterday explained that she has a female leader tucked into her Team who is a good leader for the Coast. It will be interesting to see how she does.....I would love to see Jessie win this race!
Pete Kaiser left after serving his 8 hours....a random 3 minutes also shows up on his standings....jeez Pete....hope you don't lose a placement by 3 minutes! He is running at mile 664.
Mitch Seavey looks like he may be getting ready to leave......his tracker just turned green but doesn't show a mph speed yet.
Aliy can not leave Kaltag until 11:30 Adirondack time (includes the 1 hour spring forward on the clock). From this point on, there are no more mandatory breaks until White Mountain. We got lots of miles left.....with Nic leading the way so far...expect some leap frogging yet.....and don't forget the weather.....deep snow on the portage run... and as they get closer to the coast wicked wind!
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