February 19, 2008
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Yukon Quest Update
Lance Mackey has regained the lead in the big thousand-mile international sled dog race. He arrived at the Braeburn checkpoint at 5:53 this morning with twelve dogs. Ken Anderson, down to nine dogs, got into Braeburn nineteen minutes behind him.
All teams are required to take an 8 hour rest there. Dogs and drivers, especially those who have been pushing hard for the lead, need the rest. Ken Anderson’s stumbling speech and hoarse voice this morning showed his fatigue.
Seven mushers have scratched, leaving fifteen teams in the race. Three teams are now in Carmacks, almost ten hours behind Mackey and Anderson: David Dalton with ten dogs, Michelle Phillips with eight, and Brent Sass with nine dogs.
Hugh Neff is in McCabe Creek with seven dogs. Three teams are out of Pelly Crossing; one still in that checkpoint. In last positon, Ann Ledwidge with seven dogs, half her original team., left Dawson City almost 24 hours ago, and hasn’t yet reached the next checkpoint at Scroggie Creek.
Comments (5)
I wish they covered it in the lower 48 … Thanks for the update. How exciting. Are you ever personally involved, like at check points, etc.? I imagine doing that would be fun, too.
@LetMeGoToo - One of my fondest fantasies is manning a checkpoint on the Iditarod trail. It’s one of the things that keep me taking my vitamins and trying to get well. I admire the strength, guts, and spirit of the mushers so much… and every one of them I’ve ever known has been just crazy in love with their dogs… and I love dogs, too.
Thanks for stopping by my site. Music, art and other related subjects have been dropped from the curriculum here so I rather think that ” happiness ” and ” culture ” lessons are just sound-bites from the government.
I read your title & figured you were looking for a new truck! I was wrong.
RYC:
It was great that you stopped by! I miss reading you!!!
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