Yukon Arctic Ultra 2007
February 15, 2007 Race Report
Sled blowouts continue to plague us, so the CARMACKS CUT-OFF DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 0430 FEBRUARY 16. This gives everyone six extra hours to reach Carmacks and still qualify to finish. It’s possible we can replace some sleds there, too. Otherwise, we’ll just have to get creative with the repairs.
So where is everyone? The Italians Stefano Miglietti and Enrico Ghidoni are way out in front. They arrived in Carmacks at 0:50 on the 14th, left at 06:30 and arrived in McCabe Creek at 18:38. After a seven hour lay over they hit the trail at 2 a.m. and arrived in Pelly Crossing this morning at 11:09. With their pace of roughly four kilometers per hour, they’ll break all records, including Stefano’s own.
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England’s David Berridge and Vancouver’s Frank Janssens are next. David left Carmacks on the 15th at 23:01 and Frank pulled out at 05:10 this morning.
The rest of the field passed into the Black Hole of Communication at Ken Lake last night, except for Marc Allen who arrived at 2 p.m. today with some foot problems. He’s in Gary Rusnik’s capable hands now and on the way to Carmacks.
By noon, the Danes Torben Birch and Palle Andersen were within 30 kilometers of Carmacks, followed by Sean Brown. Sean developed shin splints on the Ken Lake trail, but with Diane Patrick’s taping skills he’s underway again.
Of the 460’s Andy Heading holds the lead. He arrived in Carmacks at 23:28 on Valentine’s Day and left at 6:31 this morning. Only his sled is a little worse for wear, with one stay missing and a snow-scooping hole burnt through the bottom. A trailside report from Gary placed Tom Wolter-Roessler, Klaus Schweinberger and Pearse Allen within striking distance of Carmacks, and although little has been heard from Joachim Rintsch, he can expect a warm welcome from 100-milers Heike Pawzik in Carmacks, Sarah Hreczkun in McCabe and Thomas Wiget in Dawson.
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