By Jim Keller on
Friday, March 14, 2008
Nome, the little Bering Sea coast village, and the finish of the Iditarod trail taught me many lessons.
We returned home today at 9 a.m. CST, without a bed for 24 hours, and I'm still in awe from what we experienced.
The I ...
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By Jim Keller on
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Thousands of fans braved below zero temperatures and crowded the front street to see Lance Mackey arrive at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Lance was not to be denied and won back-to-back Iditarod races. He ha ...
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By Jim Keller on
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Lance Mackey and Jeff King have left White Mountain after taking their final 8-hour rest. They are less than 77 miles from Nome and are 1 hour apart. If they come in within 1 hour, 4 minutes apart from ...
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By Jim Keller on
Monday, March 10, 2008
We arrived in Nome on Monday at 1:30 p.m. AK time. The flight was good, and the temperature was zero with sunny skies. Nome has been very cold with a lot of snow this winter, and everyone is looking fo ...
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By Jim Keller on
Monday, March 10, 2008
It is 11:00 a.m. Central time and still pitch black in Alaska. It will start to get light in an hour, and we will be on the plane to ...
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By Jim Keller on
Sunday, March 09, 2008
The J. J. Keller team is in Minneapolis on the first leg of our trip to Nome, Alaska to bring you the finish of the 36th Iditarod.
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By Jim Keller on
Friday, March 07, 2008
Mitch has completed his mandatory 24-hour layover and is in full race mode. Currently in 7th place, he has the fastest times between the last three checkpoints, which is a good sign. Mitch left Cripple (mile 503) and is now en route to Ruby (mi ...
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By Jim Keller on
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Dallas just called me from McGrath, which is at mile marker 401.
Dallas said, "The trail was brutal. We are happy to make it this far already. I would have been better off with my sled dog team."
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By Jim Keller on
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Mitch was the first Musher into Ophir and decided to take his mandatory 24-hour layover. He should start on the trail again at 1:00 p.m. CST today.
Mitch posted the fastest times between the last two checkpoints, whic ...
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By Jim Keller on
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Mitch states he is within his game plan and not in full race mode to date. It's not wise to burn your team out too early in this marathon race.
Three mushers have scratched, some thrown from their sleds, and others ...
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