Nicholas Pettit was first into Manley Hot Springs this morning at 03:10, followed an hour later by Martin Buser, Hugh Neff and DeeDee Jonrowe. Aliy Zirkle, currently in 7th place, was an hour behind them.
Four-time winner Lance Mackey, attempting a comeback this year, is in 11th place.
It's only the first morning on the trail, and there's another week to go. Standings will change a lot before the last day.
For those interested, there's a slideshow of photos from yesterday's official restart in Fairbanks, here.
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It's a balmy 5° F. this morning, with a sub-zero windchill. Finally! We're to have a week of sun & cold temps, or so AccuHunch fondly guesses. Still no snow, though. Many of us are thinking winter's going to pass with scarcely a whimper, this year.
The only thing we can predict with any confidence is that next winter will probably be different. :)
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
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