The 36th through 45th place finishers arrived in Nome yesterday and today. Listed below are the mushers’ names, residences, number of dogs at the finish line, and completion times. The letter (r) denotes rookies.
Rookie Travis Beals had the most dramatic finish. After blazing the trail all the way from White Mountain, he asked his girlfriend to marry him beneath the Burled Arch. She said yes.
36. Richie Diehl (r), Aniak, AK, 11 dogs: 10 days, 22 hours, 32 minutes, 6 seconds
37. Travis Beals (r), Seward, AK, 11 dogs: 11 days, 1 hour, 10 minutes, 51 seconds
38. Justin Savidis, Willow, AK, 9 dogs:11 days, 1 hour, 12 minutes, 14 seconds
39. Matt Giblin, Sterling, AK, 11 dogs: 11 days, 1 hour, 20 minutes, 51 seconds
40. Karin Hendrickson, Willow, AK, 10 dogs: 11 days, 1 hour, 44 minutes, 48 seconds
41. Aaron Peck, Bezanson, Alberta, Canada, 7 dogs: 11 days, 2 hours, 9 minutes, 37 seconds
42. Kristy Berington, Kasilof, AK, 9 dogs: 11 days, 7 hours, 7 minutes, 17 seconds
43. Anna Berington, Kasilof, AK, 9 dogs: 11 days, 7 hours, 7 minutes, 55 seconds
44. Jodi Bailey, Chatanika, AK, 9 dogs: 11 days, 7 hours, 52 minutes, 2 seconds
45. Mike Williams Sr., Akiak, AK, 9 dogs: 12 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes, 50 seconds
Currently, there are nine mushers still on the trail. Bob Chlupach is carrying the Red Lantern. All mushers should be in to Nome some time tomorrow, in time for Sunday’s presentation banquet.
Out of Safety
Gerald Sousa
Out of White Mountain
Louie Ambrose (r)
Angie Taggart
In White Mountain
Luan Ramos Marques (r)
Mikhail Telpin (r)
Out of Elim
Cindy Gallea
In Elim
James Volek (r)
Out of Koyuk
Christine Roalofs (r)
Bob Chlupach
