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2 Apr, 8 tweets, 3 min read

RACE START IS IN FIFTEEN MINUTES

REMAIN CALM

sorta

five minutes asdsskdflsjfsf

let's gooooooooooo

@Kobuk440

.@Kobuk440 is live on the ice:

14523.live.streamtheworld.com:3690/KOTZAM_SC

it's windy. he's yelling. it's fun. we love it.

@KotzNews

.@KotzNews: "it's certainly a happy time for these [dogs] right now"

#mushertwitter can have a little spreadsheet, as a treat
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

and a little live tracker trackleaders.com/kobuk21

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3 Apr

A note on strategy

Our region—above the Arctic Circle—has gained so much daylight already that mushers only need headlamps a few hours each night. But that also means it’s all that much more important to use that night time to mush and try to rest during the heat of the day...1/

While humans may be wide awake in the early/mid-afternoon, sled dogs often have the least daily energy at that time and have the most energy during the dark nocturnal hours—which also happen to be the time the trail itself might be the hardest/fastest (depending on weather)... 2/