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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby elsietee » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:04 pm

arcticcircle wrote:Just under two miles an hour faster will get Ramey there first!


well, that sounds doable?
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby elsietee » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:11 pm

Pete just came in - dogs look great. He must be carrying one, he's only got 7 on the line.
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby arcticcircle » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:15 pm

elsietee wrote:
arcticcircle wrote:Just under two miles an hour faster will get Ramey there first!


well, that sounds doable?

I don't think Ramey can go 11 mph to finish plus Jesse has a drivable team and he can run too.
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby elsietee » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:18 pm

Geeezzz, Pete's team are CRAZY dogs - leaping and screaming in the finish chute. He must be SO happy that they look SO good.

Definitely, anyone - go watch Casey's FB live post (which should be archived for later watching), just to see how good Pete's dogs look.
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby Alaska61 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:19 pm

Some nice pictures. Those dogs look great. I did laugh at the peta sign held up :)

https://www.adn.com/outdoors-adventure/iditarod/2018/03/14/photos-joar-leifseth-ulsom-arrives-in-nome-to-win-the-iditarod/
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby elsietee » Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:38 pm

I did laugh at the peta sign held up


Hah, not much ammunition in evidence looking at these teams of 'poor abused dogs'.

As Kale Casey just said, if they could, they'd just keep running to Russia.
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby Alaska61 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:45 pm

elsietee wrote:
I did laugh at the peta sign held up


Hah, not much ammunition in evidence looking at these teams of 'poor abused dogs'.

As Kale Casey just said, if they could, they'd just keep running to Russia.


Yep, about how I felt seeing them. Looked like they were ready to start running, not just finishing over 1000 miles.
Some very happy dogs that loved their leader.
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby elsietee » Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:54 pm

ROTY Jessie Holmes at the finish:

"My feet are a bit sore from running - I've got Ramey Smyth behind me" :)

Take a listen to Kale Casey's live feed - lots of good stuff with Ritchie and Jessie.
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby Heidi » Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:03 pm

elsietee wrote:
Happy2BeHere wrote:Nic is in! posting a speedy 2hrs 9 min from Safety - zoom! Well done Nic


Going for that Fastest Safety to Nome award and proving his dogs have still got it?

Or practising for future battles with Dallas?


The first choice - 100%. :)

The more video interviews I watch of Nic the more I like him. A heart of gold. And kinda funny too.

Yeah, I'm sad for Nic, but I'm also happy for Joar.

The Iditarod proving - once again - it ain't over til it's over.
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Re: WM - Safety - Nome

Postby Eggs » Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:04 pm

Nice to see Ritchie running so well! So - has it been determined? Is Ramey solidly ahead of Travis? :)
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