Hello dearest Seeing Double fans. So sorry for neglecting the blog yesterday, but I have some weighty issues commanding my attention on the Wisconsin home front and have had to direct my attentions elsewhere.
That said, I have still be sneaking peaks at race standings and to make sure Kristy and Anna's GPS trackers continued to move along the trail. There have certainly been exciting developments since my last post - namely Dallas Seavey finishing in first place early on Monday after 7 days, 14 hours, and 8 minutes on the trail. He had 10 dogs in harness when he arrived at Deshka Landing. The top 7 teams all made it into the finish with a 7-day handle, and as of this writing we have 15 mushers into the finish. With one additional musher having scratched from the race, bringing that total to 10, we have 21 mushers still making their way to the finish.
Among them are the twins! They arrived in Skwentna at 2:40am Alaska time early today. They will take their 8 hour rest here and should hit the trail promptly by 10:45am for their final 67 mile run. Given the run times we've seen so far on this final stretch, it will likely take Anna and Kristy a minimum of 8 to 9 hours to reach the finish after leaving SKW.
So if you're hoping to catch the live feed on Iditarod.com of Seeing Double arriving at the finish, I would plan to tune in by 7pm Alaska time, although I find it more likely they pull in some time between 8-9pm Alaska time tonight. I'll try to come back and firm that up after I see them leave SKW and can get a look at their traveling speeds.
That said, I have still be sneaking peaks at race standings and to make sure Kristy and Anna's GPS trackers continued to move along the trail. There have certainly been exciting developments since my last post - namely Dallas Seavey finishing in first place early on Monday after 7 days, 14 hours, and 8 minutes on the trail. He had 10 dogs in harness when he arrived at Deshka Landing. The top 7 teams all made it into the finish with a 7-day handle, and as of this writing we have 15 mushers into the finish. With one additional musher having scratched from the race, bringing that total to 10, we have 21 mushers still making their way to the finish.
Among them are the twins! They arrived in Skwentna at 2:40am Alaska time early today. They will take their 8 hour rest here and should hit the trail promptly by 10:45am for their final 67 mile run. Given the run times we've seen so far on this final stretch, it will likely take Anna and Kristy a minimum of 8 to 9 hours to reach the finish after leaving SKW.
So if you're hoping to catch the live feed on Iditarod.com of Seeing Double arriving at the finish, I would plan to tune in by 7pm Alaska time, although I find it more likely they pull in some time between 8-9pm Alaska time tonight. I'll try to come back and firm that up after I see them leave SKW and can get a look at their traveling speeds.
