Allen and team pulled into The Point Lodge at 8:58pm with a run time of 5 hours, 43 minutes. Allen was really happy with how the team is going, they’ve worked well all race and he’s proud of them.
Karolyn reports that Commando and Junior were perfect leading them in and listening to Bridgett to park. It is warm there right now at around -5F and Allen will likely take jackets off both him and the team for the final run to the finish line.
Even though they were 8th into the checkpoint they still sit in 5th according to my calculated cumulative run time. Again, a disclaimer – these are only my maths and not official times or results!
You will see in the table that the teams now have differing amounts of time to wait before they can leave for the finish line. The top teams will take the minimum of 18 hours rest during this race. If that is the case, according to my calculations, Nic will be first out of the checkpoint at 11:30 pm, followed by Brent, Matt, Sven then Allen at 28 mins past midnight. Michelle and Robert follow shortly after. From there it is a straight shot through to the finish where cumulative run times, time differential and strategy are all moot. It’s all on!
Apologies to all you excel fans – I do know my formulas are inconsistent causing the green alerts but the numbers are right (I think!)
What about the time differential for not taking the full 18 hrs rest?
Just a question: Allen still appears to have a lead if you consider time including the mandatory rests…
Moira, Thank you for the awesome updates.
Grandkids out on the trail. 🙂
Future mushers. 😉