It's been almost 25 minutes since Ray got there so it looks like he is staying.
Aily 2 miles out
Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by mamamia » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:40 am
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by mamamia » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:49 am
Dumb tracker! of course now it chooses not to update. 
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by elsietee » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:52 am
Watching the vids this morning - I had to laugh at the one of Dallas coming into WM...
The checker says "13:35...", they discuss the time, they check his mandatory gear, Dallas mentions "...and here's my 20 lb of dog food and 3 cans of heet that no-one ever checks...", signs the book, and then - oh so casual - "what time did my dad get in here?". Checker misunderstands and says "13:35...". Dallas, still oh-so-casual-and-patient tries to peer at the clip board and finally gets his answer.
You *know* that he'd been wondering about Mitch's time since Elim. Points to him for not grinding his teeth.
Mitch, Dallas, and Nic's teams all look amazing coming in. Nic's are still loping along at ridiculous speed.
The checker says "13:35...", they discuss the time, they check his mandatory gear, Dallas mentions "...and here's my 20 lb of dog food and 3 cans of heet that no-one ever checks...", signs the book, and then - oh so casual - "what time did my dad get in here?". Checker misunderstands and says "13:35...". Dallas, still oh-so-casual-and-patient tries to peer at the clip board and finally gets his answer.
You *know* that he'd been wondering about Mitch's time since Elim. Points to him for not grinding his teeth.
Mitch, Dallas, and Nic's teams all look amazing coming in. Nic's are still loping along at ridiculous speed.
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by mamamia » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:57 am
Current Standings now report Aily as in at 0740. Tracker still not updating. Pete 4 miles out.
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by mamamia » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:57 am
I've got to step away from the computer for a couple of hours if anyone else wants to pick this up.
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by elsietee » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:00 am
And I'm marvelling at how coherent Jessie is in Koyuk - talking about how long to stay there.
She says that if she leaves after 3.5 hours, the dogs are still sleepy and kind of groggy - and although they'll go, they don't tend to be particularly fast. She says if she stays 4-4.5 hours, it'll make all the difference - and that she can then blow through Elim and go the 12 hours to WM in one go.
She said that she's been carrying a cooler full of dog food the entire time, with 16 dogs the weight makes no difference - so she can feed on the trail easily.
Interestingly, she still ended up only staying 3.5 hours, leaving half an hour behind Wade (so hard to watch other mushers leave). And she still ended up blowing through Elim anyway.
She says that if she leaves after 3.5 hours, the dogs are still sleepy and kind of groggy - and although they'll go, they don't tend to be particularly fast. She says if she stays 4-4.5 hours, it'll make all the difference - and that she can then blow through Elim and go the 12 hours to WM in one go.
She said that she's been carrying a cooler full of dog food the entire time, with 16 dogs the weight makes no difference - so she can feed on the trail easily.
Interestingly, she still ended up only staying 3.5 hours, leaving half an hour behind Wade (so hard to watch other mushers leave). And she still ended up blowing through Elim anyway.
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by mamamia » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:11 am
That interview was really a pleasure to watch. She has so much personality and it was so much more interesting than the usual musher interviews.
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by Heidi » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:13 am
elsietee wrote:Interestingly, she still ended up only staying 3.5 hours, leaving half an hour behind Wade (so hard to watch other mushers leave). And she still ended up blowing through Elim anyway.
Interesting indeed.
Thanks so much Elsie and Mama!!!
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Re: Koyuk - Elim - White Mountain
by elsietee » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:15 am
Still no stupid tracker update for Ray and Aliy.
Of that chase pack, Michelle still has a lot of speed - while Pete, 3 miles ahead of her is slower. If I were Pete, I'd be nervous of her.
Of that chase pack, Michelle still has a lot of speed - while Pete, 3 miles ahead of her is slower. If I were Pete, I'd be nervous of her.
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