Iditarod Update – Race Day 6
Things will get easier from this point as the leaders really will be the leaders in the overall race. Here are the standings this morning with the top ten all having completed their layover and on the trail to Ruby from Cripple, the longest leg in the race:
1 Lance Mackey (6)
2 Hans Gatt (38)
3 Jeff King (11)
4 Rick Swenson (61)
5 Kjetil Backen (42)
6 Aaron Burmeister (14)
7 Mitch Seavey (33)
8 John Baker (67)
9 Jim Lanier (4)
10 Sebastian Schnuelle (68)
The back of the pack is laying over in McGrath.
The leading woman, Jessie Royer (3), is in 11th place and back on the trail. The leading rookie, William Kleedehn (66), is in 28th place.
In 75th place, Rachael Scdoris (55) should finish her layover in McGrath this morning.
Josh Rogers at IditaBlog updates on the First to the Yukon Award indicating that the sponsor, Millennium Hotel in Anchorage, has increased the cash to 5,000 one-dollar bills. While Lance Mackey is in a good spot to collect it, but it’s a long run to Ruby.
A little cooler today, but not the frozen conditions that make it much easier for the teams to run.
