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Iditarod 2011 – Day 14 — Why Now?
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Iditarod 2011 – Day 14

by Bryan

Iditarod map odd yearsJustin Savidis (63) lost two places in the run from White Mountain to Nome, but that has been the only change in positions overnight.

Ellen seems to have a bit more speed than Heather, and may be planning to “lose” the Red Lantern after White Mountain, but Heather will surely notice her action. There is a full moon and obvious trail, so racing is still possible at this point, even though the teams are tired. Update: They are two minutes apart at White Mountain. Ellen really doesn’t want a second Red Lantern.

Nicolas Petit (14) literally limped in to win the rookie race. He broke a bone in his foot on the trail before Unalakleet.

Robert Nelson (51) made it into the top 20 with his right arm strapped to his side after he dislocated his shoulder on the trail before Eagle Island.

He was followed in by Rick Swenson (49) who has been wrapped like a Christmas package after breaking his collarbone on Happy River Steps.

When G.B. Jones gets in it is hoped that his right eye is looking a lot better that it did in Nikolai. He “kissed” the ice on the “Glacier” outside of Rohn.

At Nome

33 Magnus Kaltenborn (22)R
34 Paul Johnson (46)
35 Cain Carter (48)R
36 Wattie McDonald (38)
37 Billy Snodgrass (24)
38 Gerald Sousa (62)
39 Justin Savidis (63)
40 Matt Giblin (60)
41 Tom Thurston (25)
42 Scott Janssen (32)R
43 Angie Taggart (19)R

Beyond White Mountain

44 Kirk Barnum (47)
45 G.B. Jones (40)

At White Mountain

46 Heather Siirtola (50)
47 Ellen Halverson (26) Φ

  • The Mushers in bold are former winners of the Iditarod, the numbers in parentheses are their Bib numbers, and the small “R” indicates a rookie.
  • These are the official standings. That means they are official, not that they are correct. Things jump around a lot as people decide to update the standings. This problem is especially bad in the back of the pack, as no one bothers to update those standings when the lead is changing.
  • This post will be updated during the day, and the map changed on all posts to reflect the current situation.
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