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2024 scratches

Postby tanglefoot » Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:17 pm

Sadly, we have your first (and hopefully only) scratch.
I was hoping we would have a scratch free year for the first time ever, so far they are a tight pack from front to back.

Erin Altemus scratched in Ruby :(

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Date: March 10, 2024 11:01 am


Rookie Iditarod musher, Erin Altemus (bib #23), of Grand Marais, Minnesota, scratched at 9:38 a.m. today at the Ruby checkpoint in the best interest of her team.

Altemus had 10 dogs in harness when she arrived in Ruby, all in good health.
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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby libby the lab » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:46 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2024
Rookie Iditarod musher Issac Teaford scratches from Iditarod 52
Anchorage, Alaska – Rookie Iditarod musher, Issac Teaford (bib #15), of Salt Lake City, Utah
scratched at 2:25 p.m. today at the Nulato checkpoint pursuant to Rule 42.
Teaford had 12 dogs in harness when he made the decision to scratch.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2024
Rookie Iditarod musher Issac Teaford scratches from Iditarod 52
Anchorage, Alaska – Rookie Iditarod musher, Issac Teaford (bib #15), of Salt Lake City, Utah
scratched at 2:25 p.m. today at the Nulato checkpoint pursuant to Rule 42.
Teaford had 12 dogs in harness when he made the decision to scratch.
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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby elsietee » Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:19 pm

March 10, 2024

Rookie Iditarod musher Connor McMahon scratches at the Galena checkpoint

Anchorage, Alaska – Rookie Iditarod musher, Connor McMahon (bib #3), of Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada, scratched at 4:30 p.m. today at the Galena checkpoint in the best interest of his team.

McMahon had 11 dogs in harness when he arrived in Galena, all in good health.
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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby elsietee » Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:56 pm

March 10, 2024 9:39 pm

Veteran Iditarod musher Deke Naaktgeboren scratches at the Nulato Checkpoint

Veteran Iditarod musher, Deke Naaktgeboren (bib #34), of Fairbanks, Alaska, scratched at 8:19 p.m. today at the Nulato checkpoint in the best interest of his team.

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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby ThisSpaceForRent » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:19 am

Sadly Hunter is out under Rule 42 also....lost a dog out of Kaltag running to UNK.

so so sad...too much PETA bait.
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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby tanglefoot » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:43 am

:(
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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby mira » Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:22 am

:o

It looked so good..and then all these.. hope it stops now..
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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby klmobile » Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:14 pm

And Burmeister is out...
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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby elsietee » Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:20 pm

March 11, 2024 2:43 pm

Veteran Aaron Burmeister scratches at the Unalakleet Checkpoint

Veteran Iditarod musher, Aaron Burmeister (bib #29), of Nome/Nenana, Alaska, scratched at 11:00 a.m. today at the Unalakleet checkpoint. Burmeister’s reasoning for scratching is “to help promote the mental wellness and health of my team in the future.”

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Re: 2024 scratches

Postby elsietee » Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:31 pm

Just listened to Aaron's interview from early this morning.

He said there's nothing wrong with the team - they've been eating and drinking and are fat, but the fire's just not there - they have been really flat the whole race ... and he doesn't know why.
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