Iditarod Tails 3/8/2017 11:00 p.m.

Iditarod Tails March 8, 2017 11:00 P.M.

 The top five mushers have pulled into Ruby, a mild -10 degrees and 346 miles from the start of the race in this order Wade Marrs, Dallas Seavey, Mitch Seavey, Nicolas Petit, and Joar Ulsom,  with a little over three hours separating first from fifth. Michelle Phillips and Aliy Zirkle, 7^th and 8^th respective have left one minute apart from Tanana 119 miles from Ruby. Also out of Tanana are rookie Sebastien Vergnaud in 15^th place; rookie Roy Redington, the grandson of the co-founder of the Iditarod  is in 27^th behind his two brothers; Laura Neese the highest placed female  rookie is in 35^th ; the Berington Twins are 45^th and 46^th running a minute apart so they can enjoy company other than of the canine sort; Dee Dee Jonrove at 63 is in 53^rd;  Cindy Abbot is in 67^th  still in Tanana and rookie Jimmy Lebling is in last place still in Tanana. The Last Great Race on Earth has claimed its first casualty as Mark May out of concern for his dogs withdrew at Tanana.

© March 8, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet 

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