So looks like as of this morning Hugh Neff is leading the pack ahead of Hans Gatt having just left the Central checkpoint on their way to Fairbanks during the 2011 Yukon Quest.

The racers are running in temps close to -35 F and some pretty strong winds is what I hear. Good luck to them and hope they can manage to keep warm and safe! I’ll be looking for them at the finish line.

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