Doug Swingley wants his number one spot back, and coming into Kaltag just ten minutes after the current leader, Jeff King…he just might be able to accomplish that… The next spot on the race is Unalakleet, the fist village on the coast of the Bering Sea. With such a close race for the [...]
There are several reasons that Doug Swingley and Jeff King are so interesting for Iditarod fans to watch mush. First, both have been serious contenders in the race since the early 90s when they started racing. Secondly, both over the last few years have had a hard time contending in the race, especially against the [...]
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Gebhardt didn’t rest until Galena, King is the man to beat and Swingley isn’t happy about it.
So, yesterday I reported that Paul Gebhardt was probably going to take his 24-hour layover (which can be taken anywhere on the trail) in Cripple, where he was going to enjoy his “first musher to the Yukon†award well, [...]