Rosanne and I just arrived in Anchorage. The clear view coming in was awesome with snow covered mountains everywhere. It's a beautiful sunny day, with light winds and 23 degrees. We leave tomorrow morning for Nome and today it was minus 20 burrrrrrrr.

Lance is resting in Unalakeet at mm 700. King, M.Seavey, and Neff are all racing and at mm 664. Burmeister is racing and at mm 655. Dallas Seavey is in 10th place, racing and at mm 633. Dallas said he is in full race mode now until it's over in Nome. Jen is in 57th and keeping her position.

Rookie Musher Rob Loveman (Bib #50) was withdrawn yesterday at Ophir. Rule 36 states a team may be withdrawn that is out of the competition and is no longer making a valid effort to compete. There are 63 Musher's left on the trail.

Sled dogs continue to amaze the Mushers and the Vets. They get stronger on longer runs and burn their food (metabolism) so efficient they seem to "flip a switch". They burn 12,000 calories a day from a fat laden diet without depleting their muscles' fat and sugar stores or growing tired. It's not clear just how they do it! Tests will be done to see if the hidden secret can be found.

I will discuss dog collar tags tomorrow. Thanks for using this site. Please share with a friend and stay tuned for a great race finish!!