CB300, first checkpoint, Chistochina

Sigrid Ekran was first in to the first checkpoint, Chistochina, and Allen was 2nd... Sigrid's bib, 5 , his bib 13. Aliy was in 6th , her bib 11. Lance Mackey was next in line behind Aliy by 7 minutes. Temps seem very cold (minus 20 in Paxson). In times are close for this first checkpoint. Time to feed up the dogs and rest a bit. Allen rested 5:54 at Chisto last year after a little more than a five hour run in. Time in this year was 4:29 . They moved the start out of Glenallen because of lack of snow, but I have no idea what distance differential that created , if any.