It's a balmy 20 Farenheit and the Mushers are worried....

...their teams will get tired.

Ahead of the pack is Aaron Burnmeister. He's a surprise to most. Running since he was 19, now 31, he is an unexpected leader. The trail is soft and slow and the year the pace is slower. Check out all the Mushers here....http://www.adn.com/photos/iditarod/story/703829.html?bib=56

Aaron Burmeister

56

Takotna (Ta-COT-na)

03/11 02:44:00

13

3h 1m

McGrath

03/10 23:43:00

5.97

2

Hugh Neff

55

Takotna (Ta-COT-na)

03/11 03:03:00

14

3h 5m

McGrath

03/10 23:58:00

3

Sebastian Schnuelle

34

Takotna (Ta-COT-na)

03/11 03:14:00

15

2h 58m

McGrath

03/11 00:16:00

6

KURT REIGH is currenty at position 62 Checkpoint: Rohn (Rone)

Time In: Tue, March 10, 2009 23:06:00 Dogs In: 13

Time Out: Tue, March 10, 2009 23:06:00

The unusually warm weather - temperatures were above 20 degrees Tuesday afternoon - also was hard on the dogs, which prefer to run in colder weather. Aliy Zirkle, a former Quest winner who was 10th into Nikolai, said her dogs had lost their appetite in the warm weather. They weren't eating well, a serious concern for any musher who expects their team to perform over the long haul. ****HEY THERE COLORADOANS.....I think Kurt has the advantage here....his team is trained in warm weather AND altitude *****GO KURT****

The winner will receive $69,000 and a new pickup truck and should arrive in Nome sometime next week

( I think these guys shold get a bit more for a 10 to 17 day race ****personal opinion!!)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3T59XZ0F9Sguh4zNxXoJ7CXqnVAD96RI968

http://www.iditarod.com/race/musherlisting.html

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