It brings me great happiness and pride to announce Kristy and Anna have reached Nome and successfully completed Iditarod 2017! They pulled under the burled arch amidst cheering fans and sunny skies today at 2:30pm Alaska time...
Kristy: 40th place, 10 days 2 hours 29 minutes 53 seconds, 10 dogs on the line
Anna: 41st place, 10 days 2 hours 30 minutes 14 seconds, 7 dogs on the line
Completing the qualifying races required to even enter the Iditarod? A noteworthy accomplishment.
Simply finishing a race of this magnitude? Impressive.
Holding one's own in the middle of the pack? Commendable.
Successfully doing this 6 and 8 years in a row, facing -50 ambient temps, sleep deprivation, injuries to yourself, having to leave beloved dogs at checkpoints, the physical and emotional toll... and still achieve a new personal record race time by over 8 1/2 hours? Victory!
I'm waiting to see if any more interviews or pictures turn up online from the finish, so I'll be back with more details. But I had to get this exciting info posted!
Kristy: 40th place, 10 days 2 hours 29 minutes 53 seconds, 10 dogs on the line
Anna: 41st place, 10 days 2 hours 30 minutes 14 seconds, 7 dogs on the line
Completing the qualifying races required to even enter the Iditarod? A noteworthy accomplishment.
Simply finishing a race of this magnitude? Impressive.
Holding one's own in the middle of the pack? Commendable.
Successfully doing this 6 and 8 years in a row, facing -50 ambient temps, sleep deprivation, injuries to yourself, having to leave beloved dogs at checkpoints, the physical and emotional toll... and still achieve a new personal record race time by over 8 1/2 hours? Victory!
I'm waiting to see if any more interviews or pictures turn up online from the finish, so I'll be back with more details. But I had to get this exciting info posted!
