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Dec 14
25 teams have crossed the finish line. The
3 mushers that took a wrong turn, adding to there
trail time, "unscratched". They are Andrew
Hubbell, Kris Boyer, and Berhard Wiljes. They departed
Eureka late this after noon and will probably finish
between 10pm and midnight sunday night.
12:47
Dec 14
Jessica Hendricks becomes the 2008 Sheep
Mountain Champion arriving at Sheep Mountain Lodge
at 12:30 today with 11 strong dogs and a smile on
her frosted face. Six other musher following close
behind , they are Allen Moore, Hans Gatt, Sabastian
Schnuelle, Jeff King & Jon Little.
Several teams took a wrong turn last night and added
more than an hour on to their run time, among them
were Andrew Hubbell, Berhard
Wiljes, Kris Boyer.
Both Kris and Berhard
Wiljes decided to scratch.
10:00 am Dec 14
As the sun rises this morning, volunteers scurry around
to assit mushers with straw, hot water and guiding
their teams in & out of Eureka Lodge. Race manager
Zack Steer says " We have an amazing crew this
year. They are handling a record amount of dog teams
and doing it beautifully".
Another musher has had to scratch, Kris Boyer, we
will post why when we get word. Our next post should
be around 11 -12
6:34
am Dec 14
Mushers continue to roll
into Eureka on their second layover. So far so good.
No major problems out on the trail. Musher Mike Suprenant
said he scratched because he was feeling ill . Today's
weather forecast is mostly sunny. Patchy morning fog.
Highs zero to 15 below ranging to zero to 15 above
at higher elevations. Variable wind to 10 mph. Next
update approximately 8:30 am
5:30 am Dec 14
Suprenant Scratches, no word as of yet why.Cox took
a wrong turn on the trail and will be penalized with
time at the end of the race.
12:43 am Dec 14
Mushers
are now leaving Eureka Lodge to do a 50 mile loop.
They will then return to Eureka Lodge for a second
layobver. Two mushers have scratched. Jerry Sousa,
hurt his knee and Jayne Hempstead broke her sled.
DECEMBER
13, 2008 9:44 PM - T.DAILY
A beautiful day for the start of the 4th annual Sheep
Mountain 150. Sunshine and a light wind helped the
record 47 mushers get on down the trail today. Temperatures
loomed between 5 above and minus 20, depending on
where you were standing. Handlers, spectators and
family members breathed a sigh of relief as the last
musher "rooster tailed" out to the alaska
back country. Mushers started rolling into Eureka
Lodge, a distance of 50 miles, at 5 pm today, with
Jessica Hendricks in first place, Sebastian
Schnuelle
second, and Allen Moore third. As of 8:54 pm all mushers
arrived at Eureka for their first 5 hour layover.
Trail breaker, Stan Smith said "the trails are
in great shape this year, we have a good amount of
snow for the mushers, and we are out there working
on them to be sure they are well marked and trouble
free". The first mushers can start leaving at
3 am. One musher, Ed Hopkins had to drop out the day
before the race, no word why.
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