Alphashe wrote:In the interview @Cripple Dallas sounds like the race is lost. His energy is "less Dallas" than normal. For extra 2 hrs with rest? Ok, he his disappointed. I get that. But it can't be the end of the World (Race)....
Alphashe, 30 plus years ago, a few hours didn't necessarily matter halfway through the race. Hours didn't matter till White Mtn. Only time it did is if someone got lost and went 5-15 miles down the wrong trail...backtracking took a toll on the team and musher...I remember Joe Garnie being in the lead, back in mid 80s, and he went out first outa McGrath, then promptly took the wrong trail...it wiped him out...plus he had intestinal flu...waaaaahhhh.....
With Travis in Ruby already, and a whole slew behind him, looks like the 2 hour penalty is making a big difference! With over 10 teams running back to back, at least the first half of the route, a musher cant afford to make any mistakes! But as they trickle past Kaltag and on down to Unalakleet, the field will cut down to at least 3-5 teams...the long level stretch of the Yukon takes a toll on teams...then there could be a good wild Bering Sea storm awaitin' them along the coast too...