Iditarod rookie Hunter Keefe said cold temperatures turned the trail into a boblsed track. 'You would try to drive your sled to dodge the trees, but the sled wouldn’t drive,' he said. 'So I was hitting trees with my sled, hitting trees with myself.”
SHAGELUK — Rookie Hunter Keefe needed a second to breathe in Shageluk Friday morning after his 55-mile overnight run in from Iditarod.
He tore a hole in his new jacket and was inspecting his sled for damage in between feeding his dogs thawed meat snacks during his eight-hour rest at the Shageluk checkpoint, about 500 miles into the 1,000-mile race. Keefe is in the running for Rookie of the Year honors — an award for the highest-placing rookie. Eddie Burke Jr. is also a contender. He was finishing up his eight-hour break and looking over the team one final time.Some of his dogs were struggling with a stomach bug, but Burke was happy that they were eating a lot, something that matters when colder weather amps up his team’s calorie needs.
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