Expectation is high in Nome this evening as fans wait for Iditarod leader Lance Mackey to drive his team up Front Street to the burled arch. Mackey left White Mountain this morning at 9:38, followed by Paul Gebhardt at 12:16. The next crop of mushers is hours behind.
Martin Buser will end his mandatory eight hour stay at White Mountain at 5:45 this evening. Zack Steer is close behind him and should be out of the checkpoint by 6:05. Jeff King is running in fifth place, Ed Iten in 6th and Ken Anderson in 7th.
As APRN trail reporter Ellen Lockyer tells us, Mackey is expected to reach Nome within hours and his fans are waiting to give him a hero’s welcome.
Meanwhile, APRN’s Annie Feidt reports on how many of the top mushers run puppy teams each year. But Kotzebue’s John Baker has a different game plan: he wants both puppy and experienced teams racing. It’s a strategy that appears to be paying off. Baker and his handler, Tollef Monson are both headed toward top ten finishes, with Baker currently in 9th and Monson in 10th.
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