Collage of Iditarod Alaska Ghost Town used as the Checkpoint for the Southern Route.
With warm temperatures in the forecast and a team that looks like it is on fire, Pete and the Team look like they may push all the way into Iditarod for their break. This isn’t a new thing for them as a couple of times in recent memory they have done pretty long runs in previous races. Tracker shows the team at a pretty good pace and moving along nicely. We will see how it goes. 20 miles sounds small, but that is still a couple and a half more hours to put on the team.
They now are 20 miles from the Iditarod Checkpoint. This move definitely plays his hand in some ways as other teams have decided to stand pat and break up the run with a rest.
The logic here is probably weather related. If he goes all the way into Iditarod it will be a long run, but he can then rest a bit longer during the heat of the day and go back out on the trail in the evening when it is cooler. Basically the longer he runs in the day with good time will give him even that much more this evening.
It is definitely a power move, but one that Aaron Burmeister is also doing as he approaches Iditarod as well. Both team went head to head in earlier races this year, so it is fun to see them go at it again.
Stay tuned, but the excitement of the trail has not left us yet! Go Team Kaiser!!
