Comments on: Iditarod XL Day 14

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:41:51 +0000

Actually, the Tour de France started eliminating competitors who were outside a time limit because people were fighting over who would win the Lanterne. No one remembers who was next to last, but the Lanterne Rouge had advertising value.

As I wrote in today’s post, I hope Bob lets Jan get it to take home in addition to her rookie buckle. Making it to the finish line even knowing you are in last place takes grit, as just scratching would be so much easier.

Dan has been relaxing on the trail. He has a good, solid Seavey team as shown by his run times. At 74 he isn’t rushing to get on the trail, but resting as much as he needs. Even so, he is completing a 1000-mile run is about two weeks. That’s faster than I have received stuff from Atlanta via UPS, and twice as far away.

By: JuanitaM

JuanitaM — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:02:03 +0000

What a great little video of Penny! As I’ve said before, I just love that dog. She has such a sweet, noble look on her face. That’s the temperament that makes a great dog no matter whether it’s a working dog or pet. I’m so enamored of her, I printed a picture of her last year and pasted it over my desk. Everyone that came in the office wanted to know about it, so I tried to be a good Iditarod fan and spread the word. 🙂 Oh well, all good things come to an end.

It’s 9:58 a.m. and three mushers are still out: Seavey, Chlupach, & Steves. Seavey has left White Mountain, so I guess the Red Lantern is now with either Chlupach or Steves. We shall see. What do you suppose they do, Bryan, fight over whose going to be last (snicker)…