OMG What a night. Jeff King was a sure winner when I went to bed only to wake up to Jeff Scratching by Safety. He hit a strong wind that blew his sled into the driftwood.He tried for 1 1/2 hours to get out of it and untangle his dogs. We aren't sure, at this time, why he decided to scratch. More on that later.
Aliy did not know she had passed Jeff and went on to Safety where she was to drop several of her dogs. The wind at Safety then picked up and she decided not to chance it and stayed put. She knew the wind on the trail around Cape Nome to the finish was absolutely brutal.
The weather has been mild for the past 8 days and the last 6 hours developed into unimaginable weather. Wind into Nome is legendary and can be life threatening. Wind is the ultimate weapon of the Arctic winter.
Dallas was 2 hours 46 min. behind Jeff at White Mountain. I said before, Dallas is a force to be reckoned with. He did just that. He came into Nome at 4:04 AM after leaving White Mountain in 3rd place. A record of 8days 14 hours 9 min. TO WIN!! Aliy was only 2 minutes behind Dallas. Both sleds were under the burl arch together. She said the last run was the most demanding of all the runs with the intense wind. WOW
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