Pancakes in Nome
Mar 15, 2006 09:07 PM Filed in:
Fun &
Interesting
Well,
the front runners have made it to Nome! Jeff King and his dog team
pulled off an exciting win crossing the finish line at about 2:00
AM CST today (Wednesday, 3/15) completing the 1112 miles in a total
time of 9 days, 11 hours, 11 mins, and 36 seconds. He was greeted
with cheers, flowers, and all the pancakes and treats that he and
his dogs could eat!
Doug
Swingley rolled in just less than 3 hours later for second place,
Paul Gebhardt about 1 hour later still for third and DeeDee Jonrowe
about 1 hour behind Paul for fourth place.
As of 3:30 this afternoon, there were a total of nine mushers and
dog teams munching on pancakes in Nome, and 63 more mushers and dog
teams still working their way towards the finish line.
Ben
Valkes is currently in the Red Lantern position some 2 days back
having just left Galena about 10:00 AM this morning. The Red
Lantern is an honored award for the last musher and dog team to
reach Nome. In a race where many teams never finish, 11 mushers and
dog teams have scratched already this year, reaching Nome is
considered a great accomplishment in and of itself.
And there will be pancakes and treats waiting for Ben and his dogs
in Nome too. Well, pancakes and well deserved nap time for Ben or
whoever it is who comes in under the Red Lantern this
year!
