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Out of Nowhere, Ramey Smyth Just 6 Miles Behind Iditarod Leaders

  • March 13, 2012
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The Iditarod’s “blue collar musher” appears to be making a move.Ramey Smyth of Willow has nearly caught race frontrunners Dallas Seavey and Aliy Zirkle. Seavey, traveling at about 7.5 mph, is about 36 miles out of White Mountain, according to Iditarod GPS. Zirkle, in second, is just two miles behind him, traveling at 5.9 mph.And then there’s Smyth, who’s four miles behind Zirkle — six miles from the lead — and traveling at a blistering 9.3 mph, according to the latest Iditarod GPS info.Read more here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/out-nowhere-ramey-smyth-just-6-miles-behind-iditarod-leaders

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