None the worse for wear, Team Kaiser is into Tuluksak this morning at 6:54am. The team rested in Kalskag for 2 hours and 45 minutes or so and headed back out on the trail. His time enroute to Tuluksak is awesome and one of the top times over the route.
The Tuluksak checkpoint has a 4 hour mandatory layover which will allow the Pete and the team to get back on the trail at 10:54am.
Race Fans – THE RACE IS NOT OVER!!
Pete got into the Kalskag checkpoint a couple of hours after the teams of Mike Williams Jr. and Ray Redingtion, but went out back on the trail at the same time that they did. In other words, he went farther and rested less, but his time between the checkpoint of Kalskag and Tuluksak was very similar. Mike Jr. has about a 20 minute lead on him. We’ll see how that plays out. Bottom line is that this isn’t over. It’s not for the win, but it can be for the top 10 which is also a mental boost. Mushers like to indicate Top Ten finisher in the races they have finished.
The weather this morning is absolutely brutal. Very cold temperatures and strong winds have windchills into the lower -40 to -50’s.
The race is on at the front of the race where John Baker has been working on moving into the front. Martin Buser must be bursting with pride at the performance of his son, Rohn, who has been leading the race for quite some time. He is just approaching Akiak, with Paul Gebhardt and John Baker about two miles behind. Rohn is in sight of Akiak at this point, which should make for a finish late this morning.
Nothing like Dogsled Racing!!
Here is the KYUK Morning Report for 8am.
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