On of the most fascinating things about mushing are the big ups and downs you experience during the race. For Aslak the race so far has given a lot of them, Skoganvarre was a happy team and a happy musher, Levajok was a big down, having to leave four dogs and being afraid having to scratch. Coming to Skippagura this morning Aslak was happy again. The dogs worked well, they had a good spirit and three hours of rest on the trail kept all the ten dogs fit and healthy. In Skippagurra the team ate well, even Kesam where looking for more food, this is the kind of details that makes a musher happy.
They where 20 min in front of the schedule Aslak is following so they had 20 min extra rest, leaving 15.55 after 6 hour 14 min rest. I expect them to arrive in Neiden around 24.00 if everything goes according to the plan and not another down is coming... In Neiden they will have their 16 hour stop and i guess this will be good for man and dogs.
Up in the front nothing is clear, there are a lot of teams doing very well and some have had their 16 hour in Skippagura while other are resting in Neiden. Stein Håvard Fjestad and Bjørnar Østigård are moving fastest so far. Wiith Ralph no one really know because he is resting a lot on the trail and run trough the checkpoints, will he continue to Kirkenes for the 16 hour...?
Mats Is Also doing fine, running the race much the same way as Aslak and I think he started out about an hour after from Skippagura.
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