Redington Out of UNK at 5:40

Ray Redington Jr. is out of UNK. As the front runners head north they are surely thinking about Jake Berkowitz and wishing him well. It is that “Luck” thing that you never can tell what twist it will bring to Iditarod mushing.

Pete and the Team left Unalakleet at about 5:00pm, giving him just a small buffer between the teams. Last year Pete left Unalakleet at 11:30pm for the 40 mile journey and arrived in Shaktoolik at around 5:ooam for a Trail Time last of 5 hours 30 minutes. That would put Pete and the Team into Shaktoolik about 10:30pm this evening.

The trail conditions, including the bitter cold, seem to be slowing teams though and Dallas Seavey is not yet to Shaktoolik giving him over a 6 hour run on the trail.

It will really be interesting to watch Pete and Ray move forward on the front runners right now. It is not outlandish that they may advance into the top teams over this night. A 1 mph advantage over many hours will bring them into the mix of the top 5 teams.

So another night of gluing ourselves to the tracker! Looks like a Tuesday finish though!

Onward!

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