2021 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

[SuldalsXpressen]

OK. Here goes:

1. Joar Ulsom
2. Dallas Seavey
3. Brent Sass
4. Pete Kaiser
5. Jessie Royer
6. Nic Petit
7. Paige Drobny
8. Aaron Burmeister
9. Mille Porsild
10.Ryan Redington

ROTY: Brenda Mackey

Finishing time: 8 days 23 hrs 22 mins.

[Moose]

1. Aliy Zirkle
2. Pete Kaiser
3. Jessie Royer
4. Dallas Seavey
5. Brent Sass
6. Joan Leifseth Ulsom
7. Paige Drobny
8. Nicholas Petit
9. Aaron Burmeister
10. Ramey Smyth

ROTY: Sean Underwood

Time: 8 days, 9 hours, 10 minutes, 11 seconds (Do we do seconds?)

Aliy. I go back and forth on Aliy. She is ALWAYS competitive. It's her nature. So, is she in this to win this? Or being her final I'rod, will she enjoy the scenery and savor the experience of this final tour? Torn. Gutted and torn.

Edited to add: I'm back to move Aliy up to the No. 1 spot. As I said--as even SHE says--she's ALWAYS competitive, always a competitor. Without the villages and the villagers she loves, and who love her, to distract her, she'll go for the win. GO ALIY! Hoorah hoorah!

[Heidi]

1. Pete Kaiser
2. Dallas Seavey
3. Aliy Zirkle
4. Joar Leifseth Ulsom
5. Nic Petit
6. Brent Sass
7. Jessie Royer
8. Paige Drobny
9. Richie Diehl
10. Ryan Redington

ROTY Brenda Mackey

8 days 17 hours 23 minutes 5 seconds

[COHusky]

1. Nic Petit
2. Dallas Seavey
3. Peter Kaiser
4. Joar Leifseth Ulsom
5. Jessie Royer
6. Paige Drobny
7. Travis Beals
8. Jessie Holmes
9. Richie Diehl
10. Matt Hall

ROTY - Chad Stoddard

Time - 8 days / 18 hours / 28 minutes / 38 seconds

[Luna]

1. Nic Petit
2. Dallas Seavey
3. Joar Ulsom
4. Pete Kaiser
5. Jessie Royer
6. Wade Mars
7. Paige Drobny
8. Aaron Burmeister
9. Michelle Philips
10.Ramey Smyth

ROTY: Brenda Mackey
7 days 19 hours 57 minutes

[JeanieB]

1- Jessie Royer
2- Nick Petit
3- Jessie Holmes
4- Joar Ulsom
5- Michelle Phillips
6- Page Drobney
7- Richie Diehl
8- Wade Marrs
9- Pete Kaiser
10- Matt Hall

ROTY - Sean Underwood

Time - can't ever guess!

[flowerpower]

1. Aliy Zirkle
2.Peter Kaiser
3. Dallas Seavey
4.Paige Drobny
5. Joar Leifseth Ulsom
6.Jessie Royer
7. Nicolas Petit
8. Mille Porsild
9.Aaron Burmeister
10. Travis Beals

ROY: Sean Underwood
Time?? 7 days, 23 hr. , 10 minutes

[sassybreck]

TTP 2021

Dallas Seavey
Ryan Redington
Nic Petit
Joar Leifseth Ulsom
Richie Diehl
Pete Kaiser
Jesse Royer
Jesse Holmes
Travis Beals
Paige Drobney

Rookie: Mackey

Time: 8 days 8 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds

[flowerpower]

Here are ElSupremo's picks: (flowerpowers DH)

1.Seavey
2. Sass
3.Royer
4.Zirkle
5.Burmeister
6.Ulfson
7. Redington
8. Holmes
9. Smyth
10. Drobny

ROY: Brenda Mackey
8D 5H 17M 22S

[ThisSpaceForRent]

This is making my head explode...a whole different race this year. And no darn "Snow Trout" to consult....I will continue to cypher.