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13 hrs 39mins from Elim to White Mountain and now has overstayed her 8 hour rest in White Mountain.

Allen Moore caught her and then accompanied her to White Mountain.

oooh that doesn't sound good. At least they made it to WM. Hopefully it is nothing more than leader problems. We all know that on the coast it doesn't matter how good your team is if you don't have an experienced and confident leader.

Well said Mama, Zappa had that prob, has to be heart wrenching after all those miles to have to scratch

txbennett wrote:13 hrs 39mins from Elim to White Mountain and now has overstayed her 8 hour rest in White Mountain.

I suspect that—like many teams have been reporting—her dogs got some kind of crud.

Looking at her blog, she'd been racing well earlier in the season and I expected her to finish higher, so can only imagine it was something out of her control.

Larry is the next musher behind her - by about six hours, so she has no reason to bust out of WM on the dot - she can rest the dogs longer and take her time.

elsietee wrote:
Larry is the next musher behind her - by about six hours, so she has no reason to bust out of WM on the dot - she can rest the dogs longer and take her time.

Uh edited to correct - Larry left Elim six hours behind her arrival at WM... so he still isn't in WM yet... so she could - in theory - wait another 8-10 hours?

It isn't that uncommon that the teams in the backpack overstay 8 hours in WM.. and she has plenty of time...It's probably wise to get some extra rest..

Jody finally left Wt Mtn! Figured she better have some buffer between her & Larry...20 hrs o wtn mtn almost another 24...she better get to finish line, i got her in my fantasy ID!

nice to see jodi made it to nome

I think the weather was bad on the stretch to safety also