March 10, 2016 Mush Report on the Iditarod

March 10, 2016 Mush Report on the Iditarod by the Alaskanpoet

As of a few minutes past midnight the top five mushers are all in the Cripple checkpoint, 425 miles from the start. Dallas Seavey is in first place, followed by Noah Burmeister, Robert Sorlie, John Baker and Kelly Maixner. Monica Zappa is the fastest woman on the course in 18^th  place at the Ophir checkpoint and Aily Zirkle, three time runner-up is in 22^nd place at the Takotna checkpoint joined by the Berington identical twins at 40^th and 41^st  and DeeDee Jonrowe at 44^th. Eileen Henderson is in last place as the 81^st musher on the course having left the Rohn checkpoint.                                                                  

Photo below is Noah Burmeister pulling into the Cripple checkpoint.