March 15, 2009

Iditarod Day 9

Well its time once again for my update on the race. Today the top teams left Eagle Island and travelled 70 miles to Kaltag. From Kaltag they are currently travelling to Unalakleet (90 miles). Currently, only one muser has made it to Unalakleet. From there the next checkpoint is Shaktoolik which is 40 miles away. All of the teams have now taken their 24 hour and 8 hour layovers.

The current standings are:

1. Lance Mackey - In Unalakleet - 15 dogs - 8.04 mph
2. Sebastian Schnuelle - Out of Kaltag - 15 dogs - 7.81 mph
3. Jeff King - Out of Kaltag - 15 dogs - 7.55 mph
4. Mitch Seavey - Out of Kaltag - 13 dogs - 7.88 mph
5. Hugh Neff - Out of Kaltag - 11 dogs - 7.39 mph
6. Aaron Burmeiste- Out of Kaltag - 12 dogs - 7.42 mph
7. John Baker - Out of Kaltag - 14 dogs - 7.69 mph
8. Hans Gatt - Out of Kaltag - 14 dogs - 7.58 mph
9. Paul Gebhardt - Out of Kaltag - 9 dogs - 7.82 mph
10. Dallas Seavey - Out of Kaltag - 11 dogs - 8.57 mph

12. Aliy Zirkle - Out of Kaltag - 13 dogs - 8.33 mph
14. Jessie Royer - Out of Kaltag - 14 dogs - 8.48 mph
15. DeeDee Jonrowe - Out of Kaltag - 13 dogs - 8.97 mph
35. Melissa Owens - Out of Grayling - 12 dogs - 6.75 mph

Typically the race is done in about ten days (for the leaders). We will see if this happens tomorrow but there is still well over 250 miles to cover. Go Teams!

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