UPDATE: Iditarod Day 11: Peter Kaiser takes the win; Joar comes in second
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Kaiser arrived in Nome at 3:39 a.m., driving his dogs under the burled arch in Nome to fanfare and applause.
According to Iditarod officials, Kaiser had eight dogs in harness when he crossed the finish line to win the Iditarod XLVII title. He will be awarded his prize money as well as a new 2019 Ram truck on March 17.
Kaiser came in 12 minutes ahead of defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom, who made a late surge, but ultimately took second place at 3:51 a.m.
(Note - the remainder of the teams will continue crossing the line for the next several days - Ed.)
6 comments:
Rock on! Thanks for reporting!
You’re welcome, Wing. Jesse Royer was third, and Alij Zirkle came in fourth.
So he was down what, six dogs? Wow!
Wow Down and won? That is pretty amazing. Hopefully at some point someone will dissect his strategy (or his fortune).
NFO, at least six. Some teams have as many as 16. Eight is considered the bare minimum.
TB, he surely did everything right.
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