Iditarod 2014 – Day 12
I’ll keep annoying people until the Red Lantern is handed out. Mushers really messed up yesterday by forgetting to pack the ice skates for the dogs so they could get across the glare ice on Golovin Bay with 25 to 35 mph crosswinds blowing them all over. 😈
Nathan managed to overtake Abbie and win Rookie of the Year by 6 minutes.
Finished at Nome
10 Aaron Burmeister (23)
11 Michael Williams, Jr. (7)
12 Ken Anderson (65)
13 Peter Kaiser (43)
14 Richie Diehl (11)
15 Matt Failor (57)
16 Wade Marrs (67)
17 Nathan Schroeder (25)R
18 Abbie West (69)Q
19 John Baker (53)
20 Michelle Phillips (15)
21 Robert Sørlie (22)
22 Ralph Johannessen (54)R
The Mushers in bold are former winners of the Iditarod, while italics indicates Yukon Quest winners. The numbers in parentheses are their Bib numbers. The small “R” indicates a total rookie, while the small “Q” indicates an Iditarod rookie who has completed a Yukon Quest.
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.
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2 comments
No annoyances here, Bryan. No one in my area seems to be interested, either, so you’re stuck with me. 🙂
You have to have a real appreciation of the amazing dogs and what they can do, as well as tolerance for the stark raving mad lunatics who stand on the runners at the back of the sled.
The people can barely stay awake while the dogs are running for the entire race. You have 60 pound dogs eating between 12 and 20 thousand calories a day and not gaining weight. They enjoy what they are doing – hanging out with the pack and running.