Missed some of the Iditarod? Take a "Virtual Tour"

This page is Cliff's Virtual Tour Instructions and is located at: http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/IditVirtualTourInst.htm
Note that blue underlined text represents a "Hot Link". Click on it and you will go to that web page.

Sometimes I'm not always able to follow the race in real time. When that happens I often avoid current news reports and instead check out previous race standings. This is almost like following the race in "real time". One way to do this is to review the previous race standings in archived "Log Files". One way to access these files is to go to the Iditarod.Com site and scroll down to the "Current Standings" section BUT DON'T LOOK AT THE CURRENT STANDINGS. Click on VIEW ALL CURRENT STANDINGS and again avoid looking at the Current Standings, but rather, select the "2011 Race Logs" link at the upper left of your screen. Or easier still just click the link here. You can then select one of the earlier standings and work your way up to the present. The logs start with Number 2 which gives the list of mushers at the Willow "Re-Start". This gives the full list and starting times of the "Re-Start" at Willow on Sunday March 6, 2011.

However it's much easier to go to my 2011 Log File Archive Links and Comments page where there's a table showing the Logfile Number, Logfile Date & Time, The "lag time" (time between each Logfile), Day of the Week,  and a link to the actual Logfile. In some cases I've added remarks. The format is as follows.

Log Num

Date Time: mm/dd - hh:mm

LagTime h:mm

Day

Update Report Web Address

Remarks   (See Footnote descriptions at page bottom.)

My comments are mostly about how the leaders are doing. To see how the race went at a certain time, scroll down to the desired date range. If you want to be surprised when you open the file, ignore my comments on the right. If you're in a hurry use my comments to direct you to the standings of most interest to you. There are more instructions at the bottom of the page. Use caution especially if you are following someone at the back of the pack. Mushers are not required to check out of most sites so that the fact that they've left a given checkpoint is not noticed until they check into the next checkpoint. That often results in incorrect assumptions as to their race position.

Go to my Iditarod Web Links site for a list of some of my favorite Iditarod web sites.

Let me know if you have suggestions for change on the above web pages.

There are several "races within a race" such as the 1^st female to Nome, 1^st rookie, 1^st female rookie, etc. If you miss those in actual time, you'll need to take a "Virtual Tour" to see them. One race that you may not know about is the fastest speed from Safety to Nome by a Musher in the Top Twenty. It's not apparent on the Race Standings. I may calculate the speeds and if so, I'll post them at the following: http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/NomeTimes11.htm - currently not available.

Good viewing,
/s/ Cliff

03/09/2011 17:38 Last Update.
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