Idita-comeback

0Josh • 14th Mar 2005 • blog entries, Iditarod, nome., travel

Well, my last post was correct, I did get marooned only it was here in Unalakleet instead of Koyuk. So I’m spending one more night here, and one less night out on the trail somewhere else. This has given me the chance to speak with a few more mushers that I wouldn’t have otherwise had a chance to catch up with. Hopefully tomorrow morning I can catch the first flight out of here back to Nome. I’ll have to get White Mountian perhaps after the finisher comes into Nome.

Some pretty funky stuff went on today with the race standings, I’ll try and break it down for you.

Robert Sorlie is still in first place, however he got lost on the trail out of Unalakleet on the way to Shaktoolik, he left Koyuk around 6:00 this evening. Mitch Seavey came from a number 9 or 10 position into number 2 and is resting in Koyuk right now. Word is that he has a very fast team that he has been holding back for most of the race. He might try and make a pass at Sorlie, but there is some time in between them. Ramey Brooks came into Koyuk about an hour after Seavey did, and Martin Buser came in 20 minutes after that. Another huge move was made by Lance Mackey who is in the number 5 spot right now, earlier he was down in the teens, but after a 7 hour rest here in Unalakleet was able to climb up the ring. I spoke with him this morning around 9, and he was talking about taking it easy, enjoying the race, not taking things to seriously….and BAM, he is a contender again.

Its on its way back to Nome, only 171 more miles. Hopefully I can beat them all there! I’ve also got to write some updates this evening that I can call in tomorrow morning for the Breakfast club.