Skwentna Checkpoint #1

[boo]

Looks like Kim is in Skwentna now.....funny, at the rookie meeting, I think it was Jeff, said, "You can't go wrong with lots of rest the first couple of days. In fact, maybe get a hotel room in Knik the first night." Doesn't go thru there anymore, but maybe Kim is taking Jeff's advice....and Mitch is a big proponent of lots of rest at the front....positive spiral....the more they rest, the faster they run, so they can get more rest at the next checkpoint, etc. Their rookie teams are watched (Seavey) REAL close to make sure they aren't cutting rest at the front of the race, it is that important.

[tranquilis]

Makes sense. OTOH, they can't take too long - too much rest at each checkpoint starts to add up, and then the trail sweepers get antsy...

[tanglefoot]

fired off an email to alaska sky trekking to find out why so slow as they are flying ian down the trail with kimbo.

[Moose]

The stats show Benedikt Beisch's speed from Skwentna to Finger Lake as an incredible 15.88 mph! Can it be?

[MotorWerk]

I've been wondering about that all evening. Haven't been able to confirm.

[tanglefoot]

hes running a fast team...the buntzen burners,...hope they dont fizzle out!

[boo]

Got an email from Skwentna....Rach and Joe are readying to leave within the hour....Libby has to be saying again, "What is this, Rach, the Idita-sleep???"

[tanglefoot]

haha, that what we need idita-sleep...i slept badly last night after watching the live re start kept dreaming of the re start hahahaha.

[boo]

Rach and Joe just left Swentna, finally. Do you ever dream you are mushing....for me it is VIOLENT thing....outrigging in a bed is just plain rude!!!

[tanglefoot]

yeah i do only i wake ems up by calling the dogs up...which in turn means they jump on the bed to see what up hahaha so we all get woken up!