Mushers complete last leg of Yukon Quest
The lead mushers are at the last checkpoint before they get to the finish line in Whitehorse
CBC News
Posted: Feb 13, 2012 4:10 PM CST
Last Updated: Feb 14, 2012 7:23 AM CST
Misha Pedersen and her dog team make their way up the Yukon River after leaving the Circle City, Alaska, checkpoint Feb 7. Lead mushers are preparing for the last leg of the trail for the 2012 Yukon Quest dog sled race. (Sam Harrel/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner/Associated Press)
The lead mushers in the Yukon Quest are resting at the last checkpoint on the trail before heading to the finish line in Whitehorse.
Allen Moore will leave Braeburn, Yukon, at about 4:20 p.m. local time Monday after completing the eight-hour mandatory rest at that checkpoint.
Hugh Neff will be eligible to leave about 40 minutes later. Neff arrived at the Braeburn stop about 12 minutes after Moore, but he has a 30 minute penalty for lost mandatory gear.
They’re expected to cross the finish line sometime after 3 a.m. local time Tuesday morning.
Former Quest champion Lance Mackey is currently in third place, having just pulled into Braeburn from the previous checkpoint in Carmacks, Yukon.
Yukon mushers Yuka Honda and Brian Wilmshurst left the Scroggie Creek Dog Drop Monday morning, and Marcelle Fressineau left Dawson City, Yukon, just after 9 a.m.
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