...as I expected, a musher has made a tactical move by not stopping to rest at a checkpoint. Paul Gebhart blew through Shaktoolik, stopping for only 9 minutes and passing Dee Dee Jonrowe to take over third place. He had a good time of 5 hours 21 minutes en route from Unalakleet.
Jeff King and Doug Swingley are still slogging it out at the head of the field, having left Shaktoolik before Gebhart. However, Swingley left only 41 minutes ahead of Gebhart. What happens next may depend on whether Gebhart has to stop on the trail to rest his dogs.