Iditarod 2016 - Run to the 24

Dallas Seavey leads the way to Cripple, where he will most likely take his 24. This race is shaping up

Robert Sorlie, the two-time champion from Norway running his final Iditarod.

Long-time musher Hans Gatt had to scratch due to his dogs having an illness.

Here are the first teams through to those in Takotna:

At 6:30pm ET, here are the updated standings, based upon the Official Standings and my own analysis of the GPS trackers, so some mileage may vary.

On the Trail to Cripple

1.     Dallas Seavey

2.     Noah Burmeister

3.     Robert Sorlie

4.     John Baker

5.     Lance Mackey

6.     Jeff King

7.     Kelly Maixner

8.     Ralph Johannessen

In Ophir

9.     Ketil Reitan

10. Nicolas Petit

11. Segrid Ekran

12. Joar Leifseth Ulsom

13. Brent Sass

14. Scott Smith

15. Ken Anderson

16. Cym Smyth

17. Martin Buser

In Takotna

18. Jessie Royer

19. Nathan Schroeder

20. Allen Moore

21. Peter Kaiser

22. Aliy Zirkle

23. Jodi Bailey

24. Ray Redington Jr

25. Mitch Seavey

26. Jason Campeau

27. Michelle Phillips

28. Dag Torulf Olsen

29. Mats Pettersson

30. Richie Diehl

31. Linwood Fiedler

32. Ed Stielstra

33. Paul Gebhardt

34. Karin Hendrickson

35. Geir Idar Hjelvik

36. Katherine Keith

37. Lars Monson

Iditarod 2016 - Beyond Nikolai

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Although Nicolas Petit was the first team to Nikolai, Brent Sass blew through to camp beyond. Noah Burmeister has gone halfway to McGrath, where he appears to have stopped to rest. Also out of Nikolai are Dallas and Mitch Seavey, plus Wade Marrs. The next few checkpoints will be used for their mandatory 24-hour breaks. Once the time differentials have been made up, we’ll have a better picture of where they truly stand.

At 6:00pm ET, here are the updated standings, based upon the Official Standings and my own analysis of the GPS trackers, so some mileage may vary.

On the Trail to McGrath

1.     Noah Burmeister (39)

2.     Dallas Seavey (16)

3.     Mitch Seavey (19)

4.     Wade Marrs (33)

5.     Brent Sass (32)

6.     Peter Kaiser (11)

7.     Aliy Zirkle (13)

Iditarod 2016 - To Nikolai

Nicolas Petit is leading a long parade of teams that stretch all the way from outside Nikolai to Finger Lake. Behind Nicolas is Dallas Seavey, Wade Marrs, Mitch Seavey, hugh Neff, Aliy Zirkle, Peter Kaiser, Lance and Jason Mackey. As this is an even year, it is the Northern route. When to take their mandatory 24-hour rest becomes a major strategy. Stay tuned, it’s going to get exciting!