Bethel musher Pete Kaiser arrived in White Mountain at 8:05 a.m. on Tuesday. He will be able to get back on the Iditarod Trail at 4:05 p.m. Last year's Iditarod winner, Joar Leitseth Ulsom, came into White Mountain at 8:46 a.m. Forty-one minutes separate the two teams. With 55 miles to Safety and another 22 to Nome, fans will be up all night watching to catch the finish.
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Hear Joar Leifseth Ulsom talk with KNOM's Ben Matheson as Leifseth Ulsom enters the White Mountain checkpoint on at 8:46 a.m. on March 12, 2019.
Although a lot can happen before a team runs beneath the burled arch in Nome, Kaiser's Bethel fans will be tuning in to the GPS Tracker all night saying, “Go, Pete, Go!”