Is he on social media? Somebody get the word out that Elitedawgs is rooting for him.
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Is he on social media? Somebody get the word out that Elitedawgs is rooting for him.
Definitely will. I somehow missed him in the '15 race, his rookie year. I should have read his bio, seeing as how he finished 35th. That's pretty good. At any rate, next FEB the Yukon Quest kicks off, so if he's running, I'm sure I'll post a reminder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Political Hack
Yeah, Mitch is eating it up. I'm all for him shattering the record, but it's kind of different in these types of events. The route is different than when Dallas set it last year....weather, etc. Still an awesome effort, and deserving of any accolades he gets!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg
I just noticed that they totally reworked their musher page as well. Not sure why he has a different stock photo. I'm not expecting him to finish much higher. There was an update on his website. The article said his only goal this year was to finish. He knew he was taking out a very young and inexperienced team so he wasn't even shooting for 30s or 40s. It's a hell of a grind, so finishing is a worthy endeavor.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg
I follow his twitter account (@SethBarnes1049), but there hasn't been much updating to that.Quote:
Originally Posted by PassInterference
Oh, I also sent him an email through his website; Told him he had some fans here on ED and were rooting for him. His handler responded quickly, and said they would make sure he saw the message when he arrived in Nome. Maybe he'll create an account here and give us a first-hand account of his Iditarod 2017 experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by PassInterference
You can buy shirts off of his site, as well as sponsor dogs. I'm thinking he needs an "ED" dog for next year's events!
How many "mushers started"? I'm all for sponsoring and ED Dog, we can call it....... Agenda! LOL.
Great job.. Love to learn his journey. I did wonder about that with all his dogs only being 2 year olds compared to Mitch having 4 and 5 year olds. No better way to get great experience..Quote:
Originally Posted by jbjones
If it's a male dog we should name it "Hey Hugh", if it's a bitch we can call it Yancy!Quote:
Originally Posted by basedog
Mitch Seavey wins the 2017 Iditarod!! This makes 3 for him. I'll post the time when it is available.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C66pRsCU8AATQW8.jpg
Mitch is the fastest and oldest Iditarod Champion. He beat his son's record speed, set last year, by nearly 8 hours!
Fastest and Oldest Champ
Seth has checked out of Shaktoolik, still with 12 dogs. He's clipping along, and closer to the Burled Arch. He's scored 38 at the moment. There's a chance he can better his rookie effort in '15 of 35th. From the report on his web page, that is not his objective but he may very well end up with a career best finish.
Seth checked out of Elim with 10 dogs. A bit over 100 Miles to go. White Mountain -> Safety -> Nome are the final checkpoints.
Aily Zirkle finishes in 8th. She said the last 77 miles were 40mph winds and -10 degrees. Yikes.
I can't imagine just sitting outside in that shit much less competing in it. Those people are tough SOBs.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbjones
Damn ur good!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgbite
+1
Seth has checked into White Mountain! 77 miles to go! Scored 37th currently.
At white mountain is where the mandatory 8 hour stay is. He checked in at 5:06pm AST. So the earliest he can leave will be 1:06am (4:06 CST) on Thursday. There are two ahead of him within an hour and half if he can cut in time off in stops. But there are 3-4 close behind him if he slows any.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbjones
And Seth is on his way. He left White Mountain after his exactly 8 hour stay in 37th place. 36 is 45 minutes ahead. 35th is hour and half. That would be about as far he could move up if he pushes. 34th is 3 hours and 7 minutes ahead.
38th place can not leave until Seth has already been gone for an hour and 49 minutes. 39th-41 are all 3 hours behind.
Appreciate you keeping us updated Scooba
Seth is a bad ass. Would be really cool if he gave us a shout after he's done.
I'm guessing Seth will arrive at the finish in Nome around 1pm CST. Should be at Safety by 10:30 this morning.
That would have him finishing the race in under 10 days.
You can watch the finish line here
http://iditarod.com/live/
Seth has checked into Safety! He's on the final stage now to a finish in Nome!
Yep. He is 49 minutes behind 36th place, so I think he is going to end up staying in 37th. Unless Scott Smith keeps slowing down more, something caused him to turn a 6.5 hour trip into over 14.5Quote:
Originally Posted by jbjones
Nevermind, Scott Smith is coming in right now.
Rookie Nicolas Vanier just finished. , age 54, was born and raised in France. He is a film director, an author and a musher. He started traveling in the “far North” at the age of 18 and spent most of the last 35 years traveling through Canada, Alaska, Norway and Siberia. He went from Skagway, Alaska to Quebec with a dog team and has spent four years in Siberia where he’s done about 20,000 miles in dog team expeditions. He is a film maker and produced “The Last Trapper” and “Wolf” and has written about 50 books, including photo books and fiction. He has his own dog team and two years ago he went through Mongolia, China and Siberia and did the Yukon Quest, finishing in 9th position. “I loved this experience.”
Seth should finish in 37th, and be in within the next 45 minutes.
Seth just finished. I'll post a finally time and any pics I found later.
I checked to see who the last place person was and where they were. God Bless you Roger Lee and thank you for your service Bib Number 10. This is his rookie run and might be his only one. He still has around 261 miles to go and is down to 9 dogs.
"Currently, Roger is on an inaugural USAF sabbatical – allowing him one year to train full-time for the Iditarod. After the Iditarod, he returns to active duty as a US Air Force, Biomedical Sciences Corps, Bioenvironmental Engineering Lieutenant Colonel."
Congrats Seth! Looking forward to the Quest and next year's Iditarod.
No kidding. LTC Lee is a dedicated individual. Unfortunately, his race is over. He scratched in Shaktoolik. He had a damned respectable run going.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg
Roger Lee Scratch
Yea, Once i looked at how long he had been out I wondered if he could finish. two runs of over a day time that should have been half that. and his last two before dropping were 18 and 17 hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbjones
Hope all his dogs and him are healthy.
There is a UGA Grad running as a rookie, Thomas Rosenbloom, he is in 56th place. There are still 64 possible finishers (42 have finished so far).
Another interesting note is Larry Daugherty, who is in White mountain doing his mandatory 8 hour right now and should finish tomorrow. Once he finishes. He plans to climb Mount Everest and be the first to ever do both in the same year.
I saw that; He is one tough SOB if he can pull that feat off. Hopefully the weather on Everest works out. Often it's a big factor....The biggest being it's a tourist destination now. It's a shame what has become of that "adventure", but I digress.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg
I hope he gets his Iditarod finisher's buckle. That is a damned prize.