Time limits:
4 days from start to Fingerlake CP
5 days from start to Puntilla CP
6 days from start to Rohn CP
10 days from start to McGrath (350 mile)
30 days from start to Nome (1100 mile)
Missing Cut-off times at Fingerlake, Puntilla or Rohn does not mean disqualification but the racer will be responsible for their own food and lodging.
TIPS
ON DROP BAGS:
Drop bags should be contractor garbage bags or tough stuff sacks. (The squirrels in Rohn enjoy sports drink powder and snacks)
Drop bags will not be returned!
Drop bags must be clearly labeled with racers name and drop
location, filled with your supplies and secured shut.
You may ship the closed bags to us in boxes.
(we will take them
out of the box for packing them into a ski plane).
You can share drop bags with another racer to limit waste.
You may have two 10 lbs (4.5 kg) drop bags. One at Finger Lake and one at Rohn. For the Nome racers there is one 10 lbs drop bag for Cripple in even years and in the ghost town of Iditarod in odd years.
Drop bags are due in Anchorage at Alaska European B&B at 3107 Cottonwood St. by February 20, 2010 to insure delivery
to the checkpoints via ski plane.