musher starting positions

[dashdel]

http://www.adn.com/sports/story/330261.html

[carolynh]

I'm working on my Excel sheet of checkpoints/mushers/times, etc and have a question.

Does the honorary musher get assigned the start time of 2 p.m., and the first running musher get 2:02 p.m.? Or is the honorary musher not given a "start" time"

Thanks for clearing this one up.
Carolyn H.

[dilli]

Iditarod start order

1) Max Lowe, Anchorage (Honorary Musher)

2) Cim Smyth, Big Lake

3) Jessie Royer, Fairbanks

4) Jim Lanier, Chugiak

5) Matt Hayashida, Willow

6) Lance Mackey, Fairbanks

7) Gerry Willomitzer, Canada

8) Bruce Linton, Kasilof

9) Ken Anderson, Fairbanks

10) Gerald Sousa, Talkeetna

11) Jeff King, Denali

12) Joe Gans, Willow

13) Martin Buser, Big Lake

14) Aaron Burmeister, Nome

15) Clint Warnke, Fairbanks

16) Hugh Neff, Skagway

17) Aliy Zirkle, Two Rivers

18) Art Church Jr., Willow

19) Karen Ramstead, Alberta

20) Rick Holt, Willow

21) Deborah Bicknell, Auke Bay

22) Wayne Curtis, Wasilla

23) Jessica Hendricks, Two Rivers

24) Sigrid Ekran, Norway

25) Eric Rogers, Eagle River

26) Zack Steer, Sheep Mountain

27) Sue Allen, Wasilla

28) Joe Garnie, Teller

29) Laura Daugereau, Port Gamble, Wash.

30) Matt Calore, Trapper Creek

31) Kirk Barnum, Seeley Lake, Mont.

32) Ed Iten, Kotzebue

33) Mitch Seavey, Sterling

34) Rick Casillo, Willow

35) Scott Smith, Willow

36) Jason Mackey, Kasilof

37) Rohn Buser, Big Lake

38) Hans Gatt, Canada

39) DeeDee Jonrowe, Willow

40) Silvia Willis, Deshka River

41) Jason Barron, Lincoln, Mont.

42) Kjetil Backen, Norway

43) Jake Berkowitz, McMillan, Mich.

44) Warren Palfrey, Canada

45) G.B. Jones, Wasilla

46) Michael Suprenant, Chugiak

47) Heather Siirtola, Talkeetna

48) Ramey Smyth, Willow

49) Ray Redington, Jr., Wasilla

50) Jeff Deeter, Wasilla

51) Ryan Redington, Wasilla

52) Rudi Niggemeier, Germany

53) Gene Smith, Omak, Wash.

54) Blake Freking, Finland, Minn.

55) Rachael Scdoris, Bend, Ore.

56) Cliff Roberson, Corvallis, Ore.

57) Steven Madsen, Cougar, Wash.

58) Lachlan Clarke, Buena Vista, Colo.

59) Melissa Owens, Nome

60) Jennifer Freking, Finland, Minn.

61) Rick Swenson, Two Rivers

62) Molly Yazwinski, Fairbanks

63) Sam Deltour, Belgium

64) Benedikt Beisch, Germany

65) Dries Jacobs, Belgium

66) William Kleedehn, Canada

67) John Baker, Kotzebue

68) Sebastian Schnuelle, Canada

69) Paul Gebhardt, Kasilof

70) Robert Nelson, Kotzebue

71) Jon Korta, Galena

72) Sue Morgan, Richmond, Utah

73) Sven Haltmann, Willow

74) William Hanes, Kasilof

75) Liz Parrish, Klamath Falls, Ore.

76) Allen Moore, Two Rivers

77) Fabrizio Lovati, Italy

78) Rodney Whaley, Franklin, Tenn.

79) Kim Franklin, United Kingdom

80) Louis Nelson Sr., Kotzebue

81) Darin Nelson, Kotzebue

82) Cindy Gallea, Seeley Lake, Mont.

83) Joe Runyan, Cliff, N.M.

84) Rich Corcoran, Valdez

85) Trent Herbst, Homer

86) Kelley Griffin, Wasilla

87) John Stetson, Duluth, Minn.

88) Anne Capistrant, Healy

89) Zoya DeNure, Gakona

90) Richard Savoyski, Palmer

91) Benoit Gerard, France

92) Ed Stielstra, McMillan, Mich.

93) Peter Bartlett, Wasilla

94) Tom Roig, Shreve, Ohio

95) Rick Larson, Sand Coulee, Mont.

96) Martin Koenig, Seeley Lake, Mont.

97) Robert Bundtzen, Anchorage

[Moose]

Rachel goes out at 55 and Joe at 83. What's the plan?

[dilli]

Good question carolynh ..
Am pretty sure but could be wrong that G B Jones will start off at 2 PM at the official restart but we won't know for certain until the Official restart times are put up on the offical site. Right now they only have put the ceremonial start spreadsheet up

I haven't got a clue what's up with that Moose .. I thought Mith said something to the effect that Joe and Rachael will start last .. together ..

who knows. More to be revealed.

[tanglefoot]

hm was thinking the same thing, GB out at 2pm? but isnt he due to go out later in bid number 45?

[dilli]

sorry about the confusion Moose .. brain dead .. I was going by the stupid new official stats page info .. you know .. the one we have to register to to access from now on. They haven't put the starting order updates on it yet .. it still lists the names in the order they signed up in.

[Moose]

Well, duh! I didn't notice that...and just printed the whole darned list off...for the second time. Must try to contain my building race excitement and f o c u s!

[JeanieB]

Good Morning all, from Anchorage,

GB had the number one draw, but he drew # 45. Is that what confused you?

Got to run downstairs and get the Anc. paper. That should have some up to date articles.

JeanieB

[Moose]

Just thought they'd have the start order up by now.