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Through Takotna and Ophir...the team is really on the move!!

by Warren 3/11/2010 11:33:00 AM
Warren and crew posted a great time from McGrath  to Takotna - 1h45. He has dropped one dog there, don't know who yet. I'll keep you posted. My guess would be Black Dog but one of the things I have learned from past races ios that my guesses are often wrong so I won't bet any money on them. As well, it looks like he did a good time from Takotna to Ophir - 2h28. He looks like he stayed long enough  to pick up supplies so he can camp on the trail on the way to Cripple. His original A plan had been to get to Ophir, rest 8 then do one long 10 hour run to Cripple. My guess is that he will run a longish run  maybe 7-8 hours and then camp and go through Cripple, stopping for supplies and then run long again and then possibly camp somewhere between Cripple and Ruby, but it all depends how the dogs are looking. He may run striaght from the rest to Ruby if the dogs are ready for it. He plans to take his 8 hour mandatory in Ruby. The tracker right now shows him at mile 332 at 6.6 mph. Weather is in the low -20s celcius a good temp for the dogs, doable easily for the humans. 

My three here are all resting and eating well enjoying the TLC time with Mom for sure. For the next few days I will leave those three dogs on the dog truck so they get a good rest and I get some weight back on them. Then I will work on setting up our tetmporary dog yard in the trees here so they can enjoy the Alaskan sunshine which is trying to peek through the clouds as I write. 
All for now. I am off to grab lunch.K

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March 11. 2010 13:59

jselig@gmail.com

I noticed he burned quite the trail earlier today, the 24 must have done them some good. I figure a couple of other mushers will be looking to take their 8 soon too. It'll be a long push to Ruby, once someone makes the move and I suspect that's where a few others will break for 8.

Good to hear his spirits are up, too bad Black Dog is being a punk for him.

jselig@gmail.com ca

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