Willow 300 – On the Trail to Talvista

Good Morning Race Fans!

This morning has Pete about 7 miles out of Talvista and Nik about 20 miles or about 2-3 hours behind him. Teams are headed to the Talvista Lodge, the halfway point in the race. When we were sitting having a burger with Nik and Pete last night, Ray Redington Jr. was at a nearby table. “You need sheep feet to get up there, but the trail’s good,” he said. Looking at the Race Flow, you can see what he means– The first two teams slowed dramatically indicating a pretty steep trail for the last couple of miles into the checkpoint.

Willow 300 has posted the Checker’s sheet from Yentna. I converted it to a table so we could see it. We don’t have accumulated rest, so it’s a bit tough to see where musher’s are at. I believe that Travis Beals may have taken 1 hour less rest in Knik, as he left before Nicolas Petit last night, but Nicolas had arrived first.

Weather is really nice for mushing. It has been close or just below zero over night and a clear day will bring temperatures into the 20’s today. Maybe a bit warm, but definitely a good thing as the trail markers aren’t reflective.

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