Today, the 4th, is the official start of the IDITAROD 2018. Everyone woke up to hoar frost clinging to thetrees sparkling like diamonds in bright sun but COLD temperatures.
67 teams left WILLOW today with no big storms expected but colder than normal temperatures.
I was sorry to see JASON MACKEY withdraw before the race began. He is the brother of LANCE
MACKEY a 4 time IDITAROD winner.
The checkpoints are:
WILLOW
YENTNA
SKWENTIA
FINGER LAKE
RAINY PASS
ROHN
NIKOLAI
MCGRATH
TAKOTNA
OPHIR
IDITAROD
SHAGELUK
ANVIK
GRAYLING
EAGLE ISLAND
KATLAG
UNALAKLEET
SHAKTOOLIK
KOYUK
ELIM
GOLOVIN
WHITEMOUNTAIN
SAFETY
NOME⌛ SHAYNEE TRASKA's dogs leaving ANCHORAGE
BY 10PM EST all mushers were out of SKWENTIA and some took a rest at FINGER LAKE.
I will list the some out of RAINY PASS (up to 10th place)
l. JESSIE HOLMES
2. RICHIE DIEHL
7. MITCH SEAVEY
10. ALIY ZIRKLE
Sadly ZOYA DeNURE scratched in SKWENTIA for personal reasons. And then there were 66......
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