Sonny Lindner appears to be making his play now! He has made it into Timber checkpoint only one hour after Mackey, having gradually made up a good deal of time on the lead threesome.
I have been wondering all through this race if that would happen. He has appeared to be underperforming the expectations some had of him. I think he felt that the three front-runners were capable of running their teams into the ground in their three-way battle for the lead. I think he has kept his dogs fresh and rested for this moment.
I am not saying that he WILL win this race, but I will unhesitatingly state that it would not surprise me at all to see him do so. IF he has calculated correctly, he may just be able to sail past King, Seavey and Mackey in the last fifty miles, with a team that still has enough reserve to power ahead and sprint that distance. Already things are looking not good for Mackey.
We'll see!
Posted by ditkoofseppala at March 28, 2008 08:28 PM