The Apocalypse
In the weekly mailing of local ads there was a page of coupons for the Florida Lottery!
Times are hard when people don’t have a buck to throw away on an infinitesimal chance of winning millions.
[Note: one of my neighbor’s kids is learning to play the recorder. I have been hearing the same riff for three hours. Music is important, so, as much as I want to do terrible things to that whistle, I will maintain, or scream at the cats, or blog…]
March 24, 2009 21 Comments
Race Day 16 – Iditarod Finish
Timothy Hunt (64)R 03/24 04:06AM AKDT 15 days 14 hrs 6 mins 22 secs
67 teams started with 1072 dogs; 52 teams with 575 dogs finished including 8 rookie teams.
7 rookies and 8 veterans had to drop out.
Weather was a major factor, with heavy snows just prior to the start of the race, followed by relatively warm weather, and then the brutal wind chill along the southern route and up the coast. There was a 50° temperature swing, not counting the wind chill.
Update: List of Awards for this year’s race.
The City of Nome Lolly Medley Golden Harness Award Winner– Originally presented by the late Lolly Medley, Wasilla harness maker and one of two women to run the second Iditarod in 1974. The award honors an outstanding lead dog, chosen by the mushers. This year’s recipient was Kuling a 9 year old member of Jessie Royer’s team from Fairbanks Alaska. Kuling has completed seven Iditarods and led her team to an 8th place finish in 2009. She was Jessie’s lead dog for all seven of her Iditarods.
March 24, 2009 Comments Off on Race Day 16 – Iditarod Finish
