Abbott and her dog team finished the 1,000-mile race in 12 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes and 31 seconds. That was four days slower than the record-setting pace set by three-time winner Mitch Seavey, who finished the run from Fairbanks to Nome in 8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes.
... Abbott first won the Red Lantern in 2015. The Iditarod Trail Committee called the annual award "a symbol of perseverance" in a statement Saturday. It will be presented to Abbott in Nome on Sunday during the Iditarod awards banquet.
8 comments:
Better late than never. :-)
Somebody has to be last, right? Most mushers who lag that far behind are determined not to be there again, but - on the other hand - there are too many variables in a thousand-mile race. :)
She finished. Kudos to her for not giving up!
Exactly! Thank you.
That is a good reason for a trophy. Glad they were still there to count her time!
Better luck to her next time.
The finish line in Nome is a week-long event, with the few available rooms booked years in advance. They celebrate every single musher who get there, and it doesn't stop until a day or two after the last one arrives.
I like that they do that. Just reaching the point that you can race at all is an accomplishment.
I agree, sir. It's a HUGE achievement.
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