Going strong!

Got a call from Greg, a work friend of Cory’s. He wanted to let me know that he was flying his plane in the area of the race today, and spotted Cory at about 5:30pm (3-1/2 hours in). He called to let me know that Cory looked strong. A lot of the cyclists were walking. He mentioned that no one had reached the Susitna river yet, but I haven’t studied the map enough to know the implications of that. Greg noted that the wind has caused a lot of drifts to pile up on the river, so the cyclists may have a rough time tonight. He also said he didn’t see anyone ahead of him for ages and thought that Cory was in the lead! That conflicts with the messages out of the race organizers, but they did state that the cyclists were really spread out.  We’ll see how things look when racers log into the first checkpoint, but it’s nice to think that he’s skiing well and making progress.

Greg noted that he saw Ed (skier w/the backpack) with the cyclists. But he didn’t mention Pete Basinger, so I hope Greg didn’t confuse Pete for Cory. Cory’s ‘safety orange’ sled cover should have been pretty eyecatching.

-Linda