Congratulations to Hunter Keefe for his 5th place finish in the 2022 Willow 300!! Well done to Hunter and his team!! There are still a lot of teams on the trail, but that's your top 5! I'm glad the delayed race seems to have finished strong. #Willow300
Congratulations to Jeff King for his 4th place finish in the 2022 Willow 300! From the earlier livestream and some overnight updates, it sounds like Jeff and his team got stymied on the trail by a moose for a bit last night. Thankfully all seems fine! #Willow300
Congratulations to Riley Dyche for his 3rd place finish in the 2022 Willow 300! The team looks happy and ready for more! #Willow300
For someone just looking at the tracker for the first time, the #Willow300 sure looks a bit confusing. 🤣
Congratulations to Nic Petit for his 2nd place finishing the 2022 Willow 300! The team looks happy and ready to run some more! #Willow300
In a bit of an upset, Will Rhodes is the first across the finish line in the Willow 300!! Congratulations to Will Rhodes and his team!! #Willow300
I was wrong, they weren't closer to the finish, I just failed to look at the map correctly (Mac will be so disappointed in me). The best I can tell Nic and Will Rhodes are neck and neck about 4 miles from the finish line. #Willow300
It's not entirely clear, but it appears that Tonya Helm is likely also a scratch based on the tracker. I'm also a little suspicious of the 12 miles the tracker says is remaining. The trail has been rerouted, so I think they may be much closer to the finish. #Willow300
Jeff King is in 4th place, 15 miles behind Nic and Hunter Keefe is 5th about 10 miles behind Jeff. There aren't any official race timing sheets that I can find, but the tracker has 4 scratches - Anja Radano, Dwayne Beals, Benjamin Good, and Joshua Armstrong. #Willow300
Checking in on the Willow 300 where the top teams are approaching the finish, we find Nic Petit in the lead by about a mile over Riley Dyche with Will Rhodes another mile back. Nic is about 15 miles from the finish line. #Willow300
A quick check in on the Willow 300 which I just can't deal with in depth right now. Nic Petit unsurprisingly leads at the 138 mile mark with Will Rhodes about 10 miles behind. Hugh Neff, Riley Dyche and Jeff King round out the top 5 on the trail. #Willow300
And, ghost trackers notwithstanding, I believe that’s a wrap on the Willow 300! Congrats to Eric Kelly and his team for bringing home the red lantern with perseverance. Another great race in the books. #Willow300
Also congratulations to John Lloyd of #teampetit for his first finish in a race (glad this went smoother for him than the CB 300). Well done to John and all of Team Petit. #Willow300
So, this happened several hours ago, but big congratulations to Samantha LaLonde for her 16th place finish in the Willow 300 in only her second ever race!! What a performance for the @ATAOkennel team!! #Willow300
I was hoping to be able to stay up and see Sam finish for @ATAOkennel, but I’m not going to make it. She’s just 10 miles from the finish of a really great race and I can’t wait to hear all about it soon. Have a great run to the finish line, Sam!! #Willow300
Congratulations to Jacob Witkop for a 14th place finish in the Willow 300 (or, for his team, the Willow 320). Excellent comeback after a slight detour early in the race. Well done Jacob and team! #Willow300
Getting close to bedtime, but wanted to congratulate Josh McNeal (11th), Susannah Tuminelli (12th) and Eddie Burke, Jr. (13th) for finishing the Willow 300. Well done mushers and teams! #Willow300
While I was having dinner, it looks like Gabe Dunham arrived in 10th place! Congrats to Gabe and the team for a great finish in the Willow 300! #Willow300
Congratulations to Rebecca Rowin and her team for her 9th place finish in the Willow 300. If I understood @TeamPetit3’s broadcast, this is Rebecca’s third and final qualifier for the Iditarod. Hope to see her at the starting line in 2022! #Willow300
Congratulations to Cim Smyth and his team for an 8th place finish in the Willow 300!! #Willow300
Congratulations to Aaron Burmeister for his 7th place finish in the Willow 300! Well done to Aaron and his team! #Willow300
It looks like Julie Ahnen has finished 5th in the Willow 300 and Hunter Keefe has finished in 6th!! Congratulations to both teams (yay @mushingdogs) on a great race!! #Willow300
Apparently the trackey bois are being difficult around the finish line. I’m sure that Linwood Fielder and Wade Marrs have both finished, but I don’t know what order. My guess is Fielder held on for 3rd, but who knows. Congrats to both teams for great finishes! #Willow300
The tracker has frozen but I’m going to assume that Travis Beals has reached the finish line by now. Congrats to Travis and his team on a great 2nd place finish. #Willow300
Congratulations to Nic Petit for another win in the Willow 300!! Musher and dogs looked great coming across the line! #Willow300
#Willow300
Cannot. Not. Map. Denali.
04 Trapper Creek to Forks Roadhouse
This is the leg where all of the climbs are hiding.
Look at that beauty in the background. 😍
OK, #Willow300, let's try this again, shall we?
This is a very rough approximation of the course, mostly based on the map available at Facebook, with some help of the current Trackleaders map.
This is still very tentative, but good enough for a first look.
OK, #Willow300, let's try this again, shall we?
This is a very rough approximation of the course, mostly based on the map available at Facebook, with some help of the current Trackleaders map.
This is still very tentative, but good enough for a first look.
#Willow300
Oh, my very special friend, the Willow 300. The race where nobody seems to know how the trail runs, including the mushers.
