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by mira » Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:39 am
Nenana, Tanana.. that was a great misspelling
He is running now, he rested five-six hours and a sloow start it seems, but looks good now.
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by Another UK Fan » Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:42 am
Aliy overtook John. She's now at mile 237 doing 9.1 mph. Michelle is also at 237. She's doing 8.9 mph.
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by Another UK Fan » Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:47 am
Aliy now at mile 238. Overtook Michelle.
Peter and Wade at 249
Dallas at 248
Mitch 247
Nick 241
Joar 240
Aliy 238
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by txbennett » Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:10 am
Dallas and Mitch both seem to be running with the leading pack, while resting 3 or 4 or 5 dogs at a time as they run. The Seavey sled "secret" appears to be working on the river and could pay dividends from Kaltag to Nome. I wonder how much of the sled can be removed after they reach the coast, drop the slower dogs and start "racing" to the finish.
I also wonder how expensive the new sleds are
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by flowerpower » Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:56 am
I read somewhere that Dallas' new sled cost around $10,000.
Don't know if that is accurate or not, but wouldn't surprise me.
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by fladogfan » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:06 am
Holy cow
All my children have four feet and fur.
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by mamamia » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:12 am
Insider video of Aily. She says her team seems to still be battling the gastrointestinal bug the picked up in the Quest.
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by fladogfan » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:13 am
mamamia wrote:Insider video of Aily. She says her team seems to still be battling the gastrointestinal bug the picked up in the Quest.
Aw noooooo
All my children have four feet and fur.
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by ikh » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:07 am
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Inger Karin in Oslo, Norway
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by mira » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:08 am
Auch.
Txbennet, I guess Dallas just switch sled.
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