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There was discussion of this by the analysts yesterday. Apparently there were rumors that 1 or more teams at the back could be removed or asked to stop, though it had not officially happened or been reported. They did point out that many (probably most) of the people working the race are volunteers with regular jobs they are taking off from. The vets at each checkpoint to monitor the dogs, the Iditarod Air Force teams to transport dropped dogs, the people working at the checkpoints to maintain them, etc. If someone was way far back, you cannot assume all the people will be able to stick around many extra days. And you need the vets and checkpoint teams there for dog and musher safety. Also, we don't know what condition the dogs and mushers on those teams were in. The officials may have felt it was in the best interest of the teams to stop.
I had hoped they could continue - especially Quince as in his interviews he sounded like an absolute blast - but I can understand the decision that was made. The way they phrased in the article, I wonder if part of the reason Olnes scratched was that he felt he would be asked to withdraw if the team was not moving well and he knew they were getting tired.
"Additionally, Rookie Iditarod musher, Justin Olnes (bib #29), of Fairbanks, Alaska scratched at 12:45 p.m. today at the Eagle Island checkpoint, stating that his team needed more rest to stay competitive. Olnes arrived at the Eagle Island checkpoint with 10 dogs in harness and departed the checkpoint at 5:22 p.m. Shortly after departing the checkpoint, Olnes returned back to the Eagle Island checkpoint in the best interest of his team."
Per the 0532 local (0932 EDT) update, Matt Hall has left the Elim checkpoint, about 3h behind Jesse Holmes. Paige is still resting in the Elim checkpoint. If she rests for the same time as Matt Hall, she would potentially be leaving at around 0645 local (1045 EDT), just under an hour from now.
| In | Out | Previous | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Musher | Bib | Checkpoint | Time | Dogs | Time | Dogs | Rest Time | Time Enroute | Checkpoint | Time Out | Speed |
| 1 | Jessie Holmes | 15 | Elim | 3/12/2025 22:52 | 11 | 3/13/2025 2:22 | 11 | 3h 30m | 6h 15m | Koyuk | 3/12/2025 16:37 | 8 |
| 2 • | Matt Hall | 4 | Elim | 3/13/2025 2:46 | 10 | 3/13/2025 5:27 | 10 | 2h 41m | 10h 30m | Koyuk | 3/12/2025 16:16 | 4.76 |
| 3 | Paige Drobny | 26 | Elim | 3/13/2025 4:02 | 12 | 6h 12m | Koyuk | 3/12/2025 21:50 | 8.06 | |||
| 4 | Michelle Phillips | 14 | Koyuk | 3/13/2025 1:49 | 10 | 6h 31m | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 19:18 | 7.67 | |||
| 5 | Mille Porsild | 18 | Koyuk | 3/13/2025 2:19 | 9 | 9h 28m | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 16:51 | 5.28 | |||
| 6 | Mitch Seavey | 32 | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 18:18 | 10 | 3/12/2025 18:41 | 10 | 0h 23m | 5h 37m | Unalakleet | 3/12/2025 12:41 | 7.48 |
If they break down the carries 70/30 that rests Taylor some.
I have to agree with the dissenters. Forcing rookies out is bad for business unless it was their choice. It sounds like they want to be able to close up shop earlier and just not let people finish in their own time.
Maybe but Jonathan Taylor had 90% of Colts carries last season
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# | Sorta OT: Stephen Curry Named Asst. GM of Davidson Basketball, Leading Eight-Figure NIL Fundraising Effort No way to answer that question, but it would have been nice to have had the opportunity to find out, right?
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# | Sorta OT: Stephen Curry Named Asst. GM of Davidson Basketball, Leading Eight-Figure NIL Fundraising Effort Hard agree. Does practice squad player steph curry develop his skills and break out the way he did playing 34 games at Davidson?
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# | Sorta OT: Stephen Curry Named Asst. GM of Davidson Basketball, Leading Eight-Figure NIL Fundraising Effort 110 roster spots with many players never intended to see the field is a much different thing to take up a roster spot on a special case.
Current top ten, as of the 0434 local (0834 EDT) update. Paige pulled into Elim about 1h15m after Matt. Jesse, he gone, before Matt ever pulled in.
| In | Out | Previous | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Musher | Bib | Checkpoint | Time | Dogs | Time | Dogs | Rest Time | Time Enroute | Checkpoint | Time Out | Speed |
| 1 | Jessie Holmes | 15 | Elim | 3/12/2025 22:52 | 11 | 3/13/2025 2:22 | 11 | 3h 30m | 6h 15m | Koyuk | 3/12/2025 16:37 | 8 |
| 2 | Matt Hall | 4 | Elim | 3/13/2025 2:46 | 10 | 10h 30m | Koyuk | 3/12/2025 16:16 | 4.76 | |||
| 3 | Paige Drobny | 26 | Elim | 3/13/2025 4:02 | 12 | 6h 12m | Koyuk | 3/12/2025 21:50 | 8.06 | |||
| 4 | Michelle Phillips | 14 | Koyuk | 3/13/2025 1:49 | 10 | 6h 31m | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 19:18 | 7.67 | |||
| 5 | Mille Porsild | 18 | Koyuk | 3/13/2025 2:19 | 9 | 9h 28m | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 16:51 | 5.28 | |||
| 6 | Mitch Seavey | 32 | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 18:18 | 10 | 3/12/2025 18:41 | 10 | 0h 23m | 5h 37m | Unalakleet | 3/12/2025 12:41 | 7.48 |
| 7 | Bailey Vitello | 22 | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 19:33 | 12 | 3/12/2025 19:50 | 12 | 0h 17m | 9h 18m | Unalakleet | 3/12/2025 10:15 | 4.52 |
| 8 | Travis Beals | 6 | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 21:24 | 11 | 3/12/2025 21:38 | 11 | 0h 14m | 9h 14m | Unalakleet | 3/12/2025 12:10 | 4.55 |
| 9 | Ryan Redington | 16 | Shaktoolik | 3/12/2025 19:03 | 9 | 3/12/2025 23:12 | 9 | 4h 9m | 5h 34m | Unalakleet | 3/12/2025 13:29 | 7.54 |
| 10 | Nicolas Petit | 7 | Shaktoolik | 3/13/2025 2:44 | 13 | 3/13/2025 3:37 | 13 | 0h 53m | 5h 44m | Unalakleet | 3/12/2025 21:00 | 7.33 |
Khalil Hebert has signed a 1-year deal with the Colts. Hopefully they will give him more of a chance than Cincy and Bears did.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44012706/2025-nfl-free-agency-tracke...
Paige just pulled into Elim at about 8:08 EST.
And ... apparently the GPS is not working properly. People talking about that in the chat. Not sure how accurate what I wrote above about people's positioning at 7:15 AM is correct. The race standings say Jessie Holmes left Elim at 2:22 AM Alaska time/6:22 east coast.
Now it looks like other people's GPSs are working, just not Jessie's.
Edit: Ha, now Jessie's GPS says he is out of Elim and moving at 34.4 miles per hour. I guess we'll just know when he gets to White Mountain when he gets there as that is the next live feed. No live feed from Elim. If he actually left at 2:22 AM Alaska time/6:22 AM east coast, people were saying he should get to White Mountain in 5-6 hours if the weather cooperates and if all goes well with the team, or ~11:30 AM-12:30 PM east coast. A lot of "ifs" in there, so no idea how accurate that assessment is. But means he would be eligible to leave White Mountain at about 8 PM east coast and arrive in Nome early Friday morning east coast.
Since Jessie Holmes has been resting in Elim for 4.5 hours, I'd think he'll be pulling out soon. Will see if Matt Hall tries to keep pace with little rest or not. Edit, see below about Jessie's GPS not working.
Paige already said in Koyuk that she planned to take the regular rest in Elim before the ~45 mile run to White Mountain and the mandatory 8-hour layover there.
Thursday, March 13 at ~7:15 AM east coast. Standings are:
1. Jessie Holmes resting in Elim with 11 dogs, 1,008 miles in/120 to Nome; he pulled in at 2:52 AM east coast See below about Jessie's GPS not working. He pulled out of Elim at 6:22 AM east coast
2. Matt Hall resting in Elim with 10 dogs, 1,008 miles in/120 to Nome; he pulled in at 6:46 AM east coast
3. Paige Drobny running 12 dogs 1,000 miles in/128 to Nome; should arrive in Elim in ~ an hour
4. Michelle Phillips resting in Koyuk with 10 dogs, 958 miles in/170 to Nome
5. Millie Porsild resting in Koyuk with 9 dogs, 958 miles in/170 to Nome
6. Ryan Redington running 9 dogs 932 miles in/196 to Nome
7. Mitch Seavey running 10 dogs 932 miles in/196 to Nome; Redington and Seavey have been side-by-side going over the sea ice, so running the route together
8. Travis Beals resting at the shelter cabin just before the sea crossing with 11 dogs 924 miles in/204 to Nome
9. Bailey Vitello resting at the shelter cabin just before the sea crossing with 12 dogs 924 miles in/204 to Nome
10. Nic Petit resting in Shaktoolik with 13 dogs, 908 miles in/220 to Nome
Lots of changes at the back of the race. Rookie Justin Olnes scratched in Eagle Island2, noting that his team needed more rest if they were going to be able to compete. Further back, rookies Quince Mountain and Sydnie Bailey were withdrawn from the race based on rule 36, which essentially reads that the race judges can stop teams that are no longer competitive. This drops the field to only 23 teams. Do not know, but I'm guessing we will have the fewest finishers in race history this year.
"Rule 36 states: Competitiveness: A team may be withdrawn that is out of the competition and is not in a position to make a valid effort to compete. The Race Marshal may consider, but is not limited to, weather, trail conditions and the overall pace of the Race when invoking this rule."
A lot of people on the Insider's chat were not happy about the people at the back of the pack being forced out of the race.
Red lantern is now held by rookie Jenny Reddewig, running 10 dogs, 742 miles in/469 to Nome
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# | Sorta OT: Stephen Curry Named Asst. GM of Davidson Basketball, Leading Eight-Figure NIL Fundraising Effort I'm with you. I also think the chip on his shoulder really pushed him to perfect his shot and prove everyone wrong. I don't think he gets that edge if he walks on at VT simply due to his last name.
BEARDS > PEOPLE
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# | Sorta OT: Stephen Curry Named Asst. GM of Davidson Basketball, Leading Eight-Figure NIL Fundraising Effort had to look twice to make sure DC didn't post this comment
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# | Sorta OT: Stephen Curry Named Asst. GM of Davidson Basketball, Leading Eight-Figure NIL Fundraising Effort don't tell me who I can or cannot argue with, you're not my supervisor
As we approach midnight, standings are:
1. Jessie Holmes running 11 dogs 982 miles in/146 to Nome
2. Matt Hall resting on the trail with 10 dogs 976 miles in/152 to Nome
3. Paige Drobny resting in Kaltag with 12 dogs, 958 miles in/170 to Nome
4. Millie Porsild running 9 dogs 924 miles in/204 to Nome
5. Mitch Seavey running 10 dogs 914 miles in/214 to Nome
6. Michelle Phillips running 10 dogs 910 miles in/218 to Nome
7. Ryan Redington resting in Shaktoolik with 9 dogs, 908 miles in/220 to Nome
8. Bailey Vitello resting in Shaktoolik with 12 dogs, 908 miles in/220 to Nome
9. Travis Beals running 11 dogs 893 miles in/235 to Nome
10. Nic Petit resting in Unalakleet with 13 dogs, 866 miles in/262 to Nome
Red lantern still Quince Mountain resting in Grayling2 with 10 dogs, 659 miles in/469 to Nome
Interview with Paige at Koyuk. She said that on her sea ice crossing, the wind was blowing ~20 mph at first and that is not bad for that area. But it picked up to 30-35 mph and was blowing dry snow into their faces, almost like blowing sand. She was close to Matt Hall a lot of the way but said he was never in view, just recent sled marks that she presumed were his.
Her plan is to stop at Elim. Originally, she thought about pushing past Koyuk and camping at a cabin about half way there, but felt that the dogs had been asked to do too much. Physically they looked good, but felt like they were mentally starting to lose confidence and they needed the rest. The run from Kaltag to Unalakleet and then on to Shaktoolik were fast runs - just like Little Bobby Tables pointed out above. She asked them to do a lot and they responded. For a bit, she did think about racing as she planned to stop earlier than she did on the way to Unalakleet but they pushed on and went fast to Shaktoolik. But she will not push to try and do something like run all the way to White Mountain without a long rest. Interviewer mentioned Pete Kaiser (prior winning, not running this year) did that, but she will not. Feels she would be asking too much of the dogs.
Looks like it is now a defensive mindset to try and run her race without worrying about anyone else. Try and hold on to the 3rd place spot, which will top last year's best ever finish of 5th.
Bail on the ACC as soon as possible.
#23 according to Hokiesports
Not surprised. To go from wrestling in the semifinals last year to not even qualifying is a shocking turn. I really hope he is back in a Hokie singlet next year and uses this as motivation.
Full Hokies seeds:
Ventresca (125) - No. 3
McGonagle (133) - No. 6
Latona (141) - No. 12
Henson (149) - No. 1
Hipolito Jr. (157) - No. 4
Church (165) - No. 28
Wolak (174) - No. 24
Smith (197) - No. 19
Mullen (285) - No. 11
You do you dog. I really think you're reading too far into that.
Idk I think the part of the quote that says "I love Coach Young man. He helped me improve in so many ways, you don't even understand man" seems like a ringing endorsement :shrugs: