At 5 PM Alaska Daylight Time on Monday 3/12/12 Dallas appears to be resting just outside Elim. Word is he took food
and straw when he left. I'll bet Dallas is trying to take the advantage
Aliy has of knowing what
he is doing away. He probably didn't take the dogs booties off, just
spread straw and fed. Then if Aily shows up he can immediately go and
give chase, if not he can rest for a couple of hours. Aily needs to
watch the teams behind her to protect 2nd as well as try to catch
Dallas. After his stunt camping out of Shaktoolik (obvious from run
times when they got to Koyuk) she might well figure that he would try
that again. Particularly when everyone saw him leave with straw. But
they way to beat a speed team is to force them to cut rest and slow
down. She has to be asking herself what the odds are of catching Dallas
before Nome if she pushes vs the odds of being caught from behind if
she slows down.
Keep 'em Northbound
Eric
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