Jon Little predicts finish time....

[boo]

Thanks John, awesome information. This IS going to be a nail-biter, huh? My hubby thinks Jeff will drop anyone he thinks is a wee bit slower....and it will be interesting if he can call up his team and pass Lance. A real race and many more little real races behind them!!! What an awesome Iditarod year!

[Moose]

Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing, Kevin. Thanks for posting, John. Sure looks beautifully desolate, or would that be desolately beautiful?

FDF, what say you? We've had a string of rough days here, and I just may not make it too far beyond midnight. Sure wish we had a time guesstimate we could have confidence in. Too many unknowns. Are you feeling stronger about the early morning finish or the late morning finish?

[crazeehorse]

John, does trailbreaker set those posts as they break trail?

Great pictures.
Some ferocious country.

Lucky for me this year to be in WA...its only one hour diff.
Lance should be leaving anytime now.........

[adella]

Just checked and the Insider is planning on having live coverage between 2-6AM Alaska time--so that would be 6-10 eastern standard time. I am lucky tomorrow. I don't have to be at work until 3 in the afternoon.

[crazeehorse]

If Lance leaves soon...within minutes.....its 70m and if he maintains 7mph thats ten hours.
So, for me in WA....that means....4am?????

[Moose]

Just checked and the Insider is planning on having live coverage between 2-6AM Alaska time--so that would be 6-10 eastern standard time. I am lucky tomorrow. I don't have to be at work until 3 in the afternoon.

Thanks, Adella. I hadn't seen that. Makes it quite do-able for us, doesn't it.

[fladogfan]

Moose,

If the 2am-6am Ak time holds that would be good for us. I'm up early anyway 5-6 EDT normally. I don't think I'll be able to make it to midnight. Hope to be sleeping before that. I'm sorry for anyone who has to be where they can't follow the race. This is the most exciting race I've seen so far. Only been following Iditarod 4-5 years. I don't want to leave the puter at all tomorrow, but have no choice and probably won't get home til 9pm, it's not all work, something up at church. There will be so many places decided by then. But I'll count on getting a lot of info from the BSSD kids' reporting and our forum. And the race isn't over until the red lantern is blown out

[Johncn]

Some in Nome are calling for an earlier than expected finish....probably before 3:00 ?

Johncn

[mithious]

that's before 6:00 am here ...cst......I sure don't want to miss this and the new alarm clock I bought to replace the old broken one doesn't work either...anyone for up for a wake up call ? TeHeHe...just kiddin'

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