Comments on: Mushers Coming into Rainy Pass http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/ Blogging the 2010 Iditarod Sled Dog Race Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:22:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WTMCassandra http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-554 WTMCassandra Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:26:27 +0000 http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/#comment-554 OK, I'm redfaced now. I just read on the ITC forum that the Rainy Pass checkpoint is wrong on the GPS map. Puntilla Lake is indeed the Rainy Pass checkpoint. So the leaderboard is correct after all. My bad. Sigh. OK, I’m redfaced now. I just read on the ITC forum that the Rainy Pass checkpoint is wrong on the GPS map. Puntilla Lake is indeed the Rainy Pass checkpoint. So the leaderboard is correct after all.

My bad. Sigh.

]]> By: WTMCassandra http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-553 WTMCassandra Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:13:35 +0000 http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/#comment-553 To clarify, Mackey through Palfrey blew through Rainy Pass and stopped to rest at Puntilla Lake. Sorry I forgot to include where it is they stopped on the trail. To clarify, Mackey through Palfrey blew through Rainy Pass and stopped to rest at Puntilla Lake. Sorry I forgot to include where it is they stopped on the trail.

]]> By: WTMCassandra http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-552 WTMCassandra Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:12:47 +0000 http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/#comment-552 I just twittered you, but I thought I'd follow up on the blog. The Current Standings board is very deceptive. Those 10 or so people that came to Rainy pass midday (starting with Mackey) DID NOT stay. It was only after they rested for several hours that Schnuelle, Gebhardt, and Swenson blew past. So I expect that group to leapfrog S, G, & S shortly. It seems crazy to me that somehow the time outs for S, G, & S are up but not the way earlier times out for the pack leaders! I'm so glad I ponied up for the GPS again this year. Sheesh. If I had to rely on the leader board, I would NOT have an accurate picture of the race. I just twittered you, but I thought I’d follow up on the blog. The Current Standings board is very deceptive. Those 10 or so people that came to Rainy pass midday (starting with Mackey) DID NOT stay. It was only after they rested for several hours that Schnuelle, Gebhardt, and Swenson blew past. So I expect that group to leapfrog S, G, & S shortly. It seems crazy to me that somehow the time outs for S, G, & S are up but not the way earlier times out for the pack leaders!

I’m so glad I ponied up for the GPS again this year. Sheesh. If I had to rely on the leader board, I would NOT have an accurate picture of the race.

]]> By: Sally ledvina http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Sally ledvina Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:01:20 +0000 http://www.iditablog.com/2009/03/09/mushers-coming-into-rainy-pass/#comment-551 How is DeeDee doing? How is DeeDee doing?

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