2020 Iron Dog – Day 5 Coverage
https://www.thealaskalife.com/blog/2020-iron-dog-day-5-coverage/
Article has good info:
Wrench times
Robby Schachle’s collar bone x-ray (before/after surgery)
Split times: Nome to White Mtn; White Mtn to Koyuk; Koyuk to Shaktoolik; Shaktoolik to Unalakleet
“We reported yesterday that the Iron Dog board president Rodger Brown was breaking trail south from Ruby and it has been a slow endeavor since then. They are making good progress but one track with snow still falling might mean some interesting trail conditions for these guys tomorrow. We are going to see lots of shakeups due to layover times and the roughest section of trail is still to come.”
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Updates since article (except T6 layover):
Team 06 laying over in Kaltag [Johnson/George]
Team 05 laying over in Kaltag [Lapham/Weisz]
Team 07 into Ruby (layover)[Olstad/Aklestad]
Team 10 on the way to Ruby [Morgan/Olds]
Team 16 on the way to Ruby [Minnick/Thibault]
Morgan and Olds Catching Up to Leaders, Top Five Teams Resting in Ruby
https://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2020/02/21/morgan-and-olds-catching-up-to-leaders-top-five-teams-resting-in-ruby/
Racers are adjusting their strategy for taking mandatory layovers due to the southbound trail past Ruby not being fully broken in by last night. The field of 15 Iron Dog teams has now spread out quite a bit on their way to the finish in Big Lake.
More @ link.