“We’ve been dealing with the moguls from the start,' said Iditarod musher Richie Diehl. 'It’ll be nice to be on the river.'
RUBY — Brent Sass continues to lead the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as he mushes along the Yukon River toward the coast. SassHe stopped only to grab some cooking fuel.Dallas Seavey blew through the checkpoint about three hours later in second place.
“It’s getting real sunny out,” he said. “I’m so thankful that the timing worked out that I can do my eight here in the heat of the day. The dogs benefit from it, they can lay out in the sun and really relax. The sun just kind of warms up their muscles.” “I definitely won’t be leaving here with 14,” he said. “It’s time to pare down on gear, sled parts, you know, dogs as well.”
“I always like getting on the river. And I know that it can throw a lot of different things, you know, with wind and everything. But I think it’ll be good to get out there,” he said. “We’ve been dealing with the moguls from the start, and it’ll be nice to be on the river.”
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