Tom Thurston arrived in McGrath
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:23 pmOfficial Press Release:
From Craig Meldred Twitter:
From the looks of the GPS, Tom and his team are camped out at the airport in McGrath
Rookie musher Tom Thurston, (Bib #68) scratched at 8:38 a.m. Alaska Time (March 12, 2010) in McGrath Checkpoint. The 39 year old musher from Oak Creek Colorado had 9 dogs on his team when he made the decision. Thurston cited his team’s performance as the main factor in making his decision. He is expected to run his team back to McGrath, where they will be transported to Anchorage.
From Craig Meldred Twitter:
9-dog thurston team moving nicely on way back to mcgrath. sick dogs forced turnaround. sad.
From the looks of the GPS, Tom and his team are camped out at the airport in McGrath