Thursday, March 7, 2024

 #5 IDITAROD THURSDAY MARCH 7, 2024

DALLAS SEAVEY covered 73 miles from OPHIR to CRIPPLE in 14.5 hours with a 4 hour rest. That was at approx  7mph.  His team came in very energetic and hungry. This area is flat and quite monotonous. Difficult for a tired musher who, in the past, has fallen off the sled. Can't quite remember who that was. 

Now we will see a lot of leap-frogging as some teams have had their 24 hour rest, others traveling on and a few with 3-4 hour rests. 

**I will show you a picture of the "sticks" that mark the trail. They have an orange reflector on them to make them visible in the dark and a blue loose band that can indicate wind for the mushers as they travel the trail. Crossed sticks are closed trails, two sticks together indicate a curve--right side sticks show a right turn and v.v. These sticks can be a vital sign for teams at night, in a storm and many other reasons. Pic on next page--hopefully.

CRIPPLE is at 475 miles with 500 to go to NOME. The temp have begun to drop  -7 degrees leaving a starry night sky with perhaps an aurora in the works??? Let's hope.

TRAVIS BEALS received some antibiotics in TAKOTNA and has begun to feel a bit better. Thats good news.

The standings as of 11:30 pm EST (6 to finish their 24 hr. rest, one is DALLAS with the penalty adding 2 extra hours for him). 3 teams are in MCGRATH, 6 teams in TAKOTNA, 9 in CRIPPLE and the rest in OPHIR.                                                                                                                                                                

STANDINGS:

NIC PETIT, TRAVIS BEALS, JESSIE HOLMES, PAIGE DROBNY, DALLAS SEAVEY, RYAN REDINGTON, PETE KAISER, MATT HALL, HUNTER KEEFE, JESSIE ROYER. 

MILLE PORSILD is in 13th place and climbing--she was 17th. Just FYI --JASON MACKEY 12th. 

I will print some pictures now from ROHN to CRIPPLE.

ROHN checkpoint
Extra sleds at the checkpoint


IDITAROD trail

OPHIR checkpoint

ROHN checkpoint- burning straw

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