Iditarod 2022 – Day 1
And they’re off. The temperature is forecast to be in the low to mid 30s F which can lead to heat stroke in sled dogs, not great conditions and can lead to weak ice on the rivers. There’s about 5 hours of sunlight left at the starting time and teams leave at two minute intervals, so the last team out is over an hour and a half after the first team, which means Hugh Neff has higher temperatures and less sunlight to use.
Update: The Deeters, Lisbet Norris & Yuka Hondo left with 13 puppies, the rest left with 14.
Standings at 10:00PM CST (7:00PM AKST):
Beyond Yentna
1 Martin Massicotte (6)Q
2 Paige Drobny (5)
3 Jessie Holmes (7)
4 Jeff King (3)
5 Sean Williams (2)R
6 Ryan Redington (17)
7 Hanna Lyrek (13)R
8 Anna Berington (9)
9 Mats Pettersson (11)
10 Matthew Failor (10)
11 Michelle Phillips (4)
12 Aaron Burmeister (23)
13 Brent Sass (27)
14 Lev Shvarts (16)
15 Dan Kaduce (28)
16 Kristy Berington (24)
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