Good Morning Race Fans! 2022 Iditarod – Day 1 !

Good Morning Team Kaiser!!

After all of the festivities are now complete, it’s time to get to business and start talking trail!

After leaving the Re-Start at 3:10pm, Pete and the Team ran about 5 hours and 30 minutes and took about a 4 hour break. Back on the trail at about 12:30am the Team ran another 5 hours and 30 minutes and are now camped about 6 miles before the Finger Lake checkpoint. A few Teams are doing the usual quick push up to Rainy Pass and into Rohn, but I’m expecting Mr. Kaiser to run a conservative race, especially in these warm temperatures and rough trail. I am also anticipating Pete to stay out of the checkpoints to hedge off any Covid concerns. Mushers will have been testing each day since arrival into Anchorage. There will be regular checks as well with the next one being in McGrath.

It’s hard to judge what temperatures Teams are seeing. Talkeenta is reporting 28 degrees while Rainy Pass is reporting -6. The forecast is for temperatures near 28 and light Northeast winds. The sun will be the real factor as we found yesterday in Willow. Temperatures were below the freezing mark, but the sun was pretty hot. Standing in the sun would warm you up in a minute. The Team was also feeling the heat as they are naturally insulated 🙂

A quick reminder that if you haven’t renewed, it’s time to get your Ultimate Plus subscription so you can watch the tracker along the way.

Excitement ahead! Go Team Kaiser!!

A little warm for Lucy in Willow! Sun was super warm for those of us from the Arctic!

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