February 25, 2009
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Rookie Places Fourth!
About 24 hours ago, when Brent Sass pulled out of Two Rivers checkpoint on the Yukon Quest, he was in fourth position. Out on the trail, before reaching the finish in Fairbanks, in the urgent push for prize money at the end, Sass was passed by rookie Martin Buser, and Quest veterans Michelle Phillips and William Kleedehn.
At 11:18 last night, Sass finished 38 minutes behind Kleedehn and 29 minutes ahead of Dan Kaduce. Warren Palfrey finished a little over an hour and a half ago, at 9:50 on Wednesday.
The fourth place finisher and Rookie of the Year, Martin Buser, is no ordinary rookie. He is a four-time Iditarod Champion and current holder of the speed record for the Iditarod, which, by the way, begins in ten days.
Comments (2)
Congrats to all who make the finish line. They’ve got far more intestinal fortitude than I!
that must have been some very exceptional time~ Congratulations to the dogs!