“We’re only halfway in the race, and tons can happen,” said musher Pete Kaiser.
By Casey Grove, Alaska Public MediaKnik musher Hunter Keefe removes a booty from one of his dogs at the Ruby checkpoint in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, March 8, 2024.
The Bethel musher said he was looking forward to the Yukon — his team has a lot of experience on the Kuskokwim River back home — but he had added more rest to their schedule to keep the dogs strong for what’s to come. “Travis is having a great race, looks like and is kind of fairly dominant at the moment, not to say he can’t get caught and get beat, but he’s definitely in the driver’s seat,” Kaiser said. “I mean, I think in my position, being several hours behind him, I don’t think I’m going to catch him on just like speed. So we’ll see.”Second-year Iditarod musher Hunter Keefe of Knik was right behind Kaiser in eighth place and happy about his position and his dogs.
An 18-hour playlist featuring a wide variety of songs, put together by Beals’ partner Sarah Stokey, was also making Keefe happy, he said while pouring water from a bucket into his cooker. Talkeetna musher Dallas Seavey jogs between dog chores at the Ruby checkpoint in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Back in the dog lot in 4th place, musher Jessie Holmes, who lives in the Brushkana Creek area, was in the midst of an eight-hour layover. Teams must take an eight-hour rest somewhere on the Yukon. He had wanted to do that farther down the trail in Galena, he said, but he opted to stay in Ruby, with the sun beating down and the opportunity to feed them more.
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