Iditarod Update

Hi, kids! I'm sending this post to you over the weekend to keep you up to date on the race. Lance Makey has been in first place all day. He checked out of Eagle Island at 7:48 pm our time (which is 3:48 in Alaska). There are currently 4 other mushers in Eagle Island. Makena's musher, Mitch Seavy, is currently the highest placed musher that anyone from our class is following. He is in 5th place. If I was a betting person, I'd be placing my money on Lance Makey. He just dropped his first dog today. Lance also won $3,500 for being the first musher to the Yukon. This is in addition to the $3,000 he won just a couple of days ago. I bet he can buy a lot of dog food with his winnings. Be sure to be checking the current standings. The race will be over in just a few days.