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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:42 amPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:42 amPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:03 pmlibby the lab wrote:I am worried Steve and Tara will be withdrawn for not being competitive. Maybe they are traveling together to make that harder for Nordman to do?
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:10 pmBacon's Acres 3 hrs ·
I talked with Mark Nordman, a race official, about Tara and the team this morning.
Tara and the dogs are safe.
Reports are the dogs look good. Their weather is calm and warm (~32°F). There is 10+ inches of warm, wet, oatmeal-like snow.
The trail sweeps (snow machines pulling sleds) for Iditarod are currently headed from Grayling to Kaltag and will pack down the trail for Tara and Steve. Anja Radano's husband, Pete, is one of Trail sweeps, so I'm sure Tara will be relieved to see another friendly face.
Once they arrive in Kaltag, they can rest & assess. That is relieving news
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:41 pmmira wrote:libby the lab wrote:I am worried Steve and Tara will be withdrawn for not being competitive. Maybe they are traveling together to make that harder for Nordman to do?
Actually, I'm not concerned about that. I might be mistaken but I think that the back of the pack is much closer to the rest of the field now. The last years there hasn't been any red lantern banquet.