As the leaders head up the coast on their final leg to Nome, I want to take a minute and make a few predictions on what we will see over the next day, feel free to make some of your own by calling the toll free number, or leaving comments in the area below.
Prediction #1
King is on his way to overtaking Mackey again. Things played out earlier today in Unalakleet just like they did last year. King came in first, Mackey over an hour later, but after cutting the rest short Mackey took off earlier and got ahead. I’m guessing thats where the similarities will stop. King has a stronger team, and will overtake Mackey either on the way to Shaktoolik or Koyuk.
Prediction #2
Someone is going to make a mad dash and either catch up, or come close to catching up with Mackey and King. Many mushers hold out until this final leg up the coast and pull out all the stops to sprint into Nome. Look for Backen, Seavey, Gatt, Gebhardt, or a wildcard (Swenson?) to really change what the top five will look like….as I said in a previous post, many of those spots are totally unclaimed right now.