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March 6, 2008

Image from the Trail

Image from the Trail

March 6, 2008 — Jennifer Freking massages her dog "Gonzo’s" wrist on Thursday morning at Takotna. Photo courtesy of Jeff Schultz. See more images from the trail »

Dee Dee First to Cripple

Iditarod Insider crews reported that Paul Gebhardt got lost on the trail from Ophir to Cripple. 54 year-old Dee Dee Jonrowe did find her way to Cripple but was totally caught off guard to find out that she was the first to arrive.

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The race to Ruby
03/06/2008 Five teams roared out of this sleeping town before 5:30 a.m.

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03/06/2008 Babe is running for Ramey Smyth of Willow, Alaska

Is Lance Mackey getting his groove back?
03/05/2008 Racers ponder their moves to Cripple and Ruby

Slow trail, happy dogs
03/05/2008 Leaders start to take their mandatory 24-hour layovers

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2 Paul Gebhardt
3 Zack Steer
4 Martin Buser
5 Ed Iten
6 Ken Anderson
7 Silvia Willis
8 Hugh Neff
9 Aliy Zirkle
10 Rohn Buser (r)
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Ken Anderson 6th into Cripple
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Mackey Leaves Takotna
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Out of Rohn... in the Dark
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Louie Nelson and His Leader
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