Iditarod 2021 Blog: Leading mushers check out of Iditarod checkpoint
Seavey closing in on Ophir, where rookie brings up rear
As Dallas Seavey closes in on Ophir heading south, rookie Hal Hanson remains at that checkpoint on his way north. Hanson checked in to Ophir at 11:27 with 13 dogs in harness. Will Troshynski followed Hanson in, but left shortly after 2 a.m.
Seavey, who was displayed as running shortly before publishing time, now appears to be resting about five miles from the Ophir checkpoint. Based on the Iditarod’s GPS tracking system, Ryan Redington, Pete Kaiser, Richie Diehl, Wade Marrs and Joar Leifseth Ulsom are all 12 to 16 miles behind him. Brent Sass is also in that mix of mushers.
Top 20 are on the way back toward the finish line from Iditarod checkpoint
Twenty teams have now left the Iditarod checkpoint and are heading back to the finish line at Deshka Landing.
Race standings show 19 mushers have departed, with Cody Strathe as the most recent, but Jessie Holmes is also shown on the GPS tracker as well on his way to Ophir and is ahead of Strathe, despite still being listed as in Iditarod.
Most everyone is currently located betweeen Ophir and Iditarod, whether heading north or south.
Larry Daugherty’s standings status has updated to show him out of Ophir, having departed at 1:36 a.m., though his GPS tracker appears to be stuck on McGrath. Victoria Hardwick departed Ophir at 1:43, and Will Troshynski came through around 2 o’clock, bringing up the rear.
2 comments:
And on they go! Thanks Reverend!
It’s strange to think that they’re over halfway already.
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