Karen Land, who thru-hiked the A.T. in 1997, is running in the Iditerod. Right now she’s in 48th place out of 87 entrants, ahead of some veteran racers.
http://www.iditarod.com/landkaren.shtml
Karen’s in 48th place right now. She checked into Ruby checkpoint at 11:27 today Alaska time, a little over halfway through the race. Seven scratches, 80 mushers still in the running.
And a rookie is in 17th place. Check out the standings live, here:
http://www.iditarod.com/2004standin.../standings.html
“Karen also enjoys backpacking, and in 1997 she spent six months hiking the Appalachian Trail with her best friend, her dog Kirby. ‘Kirby is why I am a musher,’ says Karen. ‘I figured if I could have such a bond with one special dog, it would be great to explore the wilderness with 16.’”
steve hiker