March 9 — 5:25 a.m.
Redington first into Nikolai
Just before 5 a.m., veteran Iditarod musher Ryan Redington was the first to check-in to the Nikolai checkpoint. The Iditarod GPS tracker shows Aaron Burmeister and Richie Diehl right behind him.
Here’s a look at where mushers stand right now according to the standings:
| Position | Musher | Bib No. | Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Redington | 20 | In Nikolai — 4:45 a.m |
| 2 | Martin Buser | 34 | Out of Rohn — 4:58 p.m. |
| 3 | Richie Diehl | 6 | Out of Rohn — 5:25 p.m. |
| 4 | Pete Kaiser | 3 | Out of Rohn — 6:12 p.m. |
| 5 | Brent Sass | 21 | Out of Rohn — 6:27 p.m. |
March 9 — 1:00 a.m.
Zirkle injured, per race marshal; most mushers have arrived at Rohn
Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman says veteran musher Aliy Zirkle was injured upon arrival at Rohn and has been taken to Anchorage for evaluation. Little information was immediately available, though Nordman said Zirkle was in “stable condition.” (Zirkle had announced her intention to retire after this year's race.)
3 comments:
Thanks Reverend. I am hoping Zirkle is not too seriously injured (I recognize from previous years), but am somewhat morbidly curious what sort of injury and how it was caused. I can only think of either very minor or very terrible ones.
I hope Ali is ok--I have followed her for a while now.
Thank you by the way, for sharing this with the rest of us down here in the lower 48.
TB, they weren’t saying, but she had to be medevac’d to Anchorage. So not minor.
Suz, I’m sure Aliy will be okay. She’s been hurt horribly in the off-season, a few years ago, and still raced that winter. And you’re welcome.
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