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Iditarod 2022 – Day 6 — Why Now?
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Iditarod 2022 – Day 6

Iditarod 2022 MapSled DogAccording to the press release: Veteran Iditarod musher Ryne Olson (bib #35) of Two Rivers, Alaska, scratched at 5:02 p.m. today (3/10/22) at the McGrath checkpoint. Olson made the decision to scratch in the best interest of her race team. Olson had nine dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch.

Rookie Iditarod competitor Julie Ahnen (bib #29), of Cantwell, Alaska, scratched at 9:30 a.m. today at the McGrath checkpoint. Ahnen made the decision to scratch in the best interest of her race team. Ahnen had 10 dogs with her at the time she made the decision to scratch.

Veteran Iditarod musher Hugh Neff (bib #50) of Anchorage, Alaska, scratched at 11:40 a.m. today at the Ruby checkpoint. In conjunction with Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman, Neff made the decision to scratch due to their concern for his race team. Neff had 11 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.

Almost the entire field has finished their mandatory 24-hour rest stop and the start times have been equalized, so the race is on.

Standings at 9:30PM CST (6:30PM AKST):
Beyond Galena
1 Brent Sass (27)
Beyond Ruby
2 Dallas Seavey (20)
3 Jessie Holmes (7)
4 Richie Diehl (18)
5 Paige Drobny (5)
At Ruby
6 Ryan Redington (17)
7 Aaron Burmeister (23)
8 Mitch Seavey (30)
9 Mille Porsild (33)
10 Travis Beals (42)
11 Michelle Phillips (4)
12 Peter Kaiser (37)
13 Dan Kaduce (28)
14 Chad Stoddard (46)
15 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (12)
16 Lev Shvarts (16)
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Beyond Cripple
17 Aaron Peck (21)
18 Matt Hall (31)
19 Kristy Berington (24)
20 Anna Berington (9)
21 Hanna Lyrek (13)R
22 Deke Naaktgeboren (25)
23 Ramey Smyth (8)
24 Jeff King (3)
25 Matthew Failor (10)
26 Joshua McNeal (45)
27 Mats Pettersson (11)
28 Martin Buser (38)
29 Martin Massicotte (6)Q
At Cripple
30 Jeff Deeter (34)
31 Riley Dyche (15)
32 Amanda Otto (32)R
33 Karin Hendrickson (40)
34 Sebastien Dos Santos Borges (44)R
35 Matt Paveglio (48)R
36 Sean Williams (2)R
37 Joe Taylor (22)R
Beyond Ophir
38 Bridgett Watkins (36)R
39 Gerhardt Thiart (39)R
40 KattiJo Deeter (19)R
41 Eric Kelly (14)R
42 Apayauq Reitan (47)
At Ophir
43 Yuka Honda (49)
Beyond McGrath
44 Lisbet Norris (43)
45 Kailyn Davis (41)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.

This post will be updated during the day, and the map changed on all posts to reflect the current situation.

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