The lonely checkpoint of Eagle Island briefly played host to the front runners in this year’s Iditarod today, with Martin Buser arriving at 6:30 a.m. and Jeff King following at 7:50 a.m. Paul Gebhardt and Lance Mackey also checked in, at 9:34 and 9:35 a.m., respectively.
Eagle Island also witnessed a change in the race: Jeff King departed at 12:55 p.m. this afternoon with Martin Buser behind him literally 5 minutes later. King has been chasing Buser for the past couple of days, gaining a little time here and there with either faster teams or less rest, depending on which leg of the trail you watched. Eagle Island marked his move to the official front of the race.
Meanwhile, APRN trail reporter Annie Feidt checked in from Grayling, where she caught Jeff King arriving around 10:30 p.m. on Friday. We also heard from Mitch Seavey, reporting on the rough trail leading into the Iditarod checkpoint.
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