Back on the Trail – Six and Two

Pete and the Team are back on the trail and they seem to be doing a run/rest strategy we have seen before. With the news from the trail being that the trail was a one lane “Slot Car” track with little room to pass, we are seeing that it must be better than that to some extent.

I was wondering about resting outside of checkpoints and how that would work out with so much snow, but it seems that Pete and other Teams are able to take their rest when the want it rather than when the trail conditions allow it.

Pete left the Starting line about 2:17pm and right on target, with a loaned Timex from Rick Hanson, stopped almost exactly 6 hours down the trail around mile 63. He left back onto the trail about 10:15, after a two hour rest.

Times are slower, but Team speeds seem to be showing better trail than expected. With the loose snow, Teams further back could have a tougher time of it as the trail becomes softer with all the traffic. Teams will want to take their rest, but also stay on track with the larger picture of where they will take a longer break.

Forecasts are showing tonight and tomorrow being snowy, but as they move out of the Alaska Range temperatures will drop and clearer skies will prevail allowing for a faster harder trail.

Stay tuned! And get your Insider Ultimate Plus to see all of the action. I don’t normally advertise, but it is really the best way to experience the Iditarod.

Go Team Kaiser!!

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