Finishers 26 through 42

Although Aliy Zirkle finished in the Top 25 (#17), I inserted the video of her finish here, because the only video I have of this next group is this one of her husband, Allen Moore, who finished at #33. These videos will give you an idea of what it's like as each musher crosses the finish line in Nome, regardless of the time of day or night.

The finishers from #26 through #42 are listed here along with the day they finished. The Top 25 were posted earlier as "Top 25 in Nome."

March 20:
26. Judy Currier
27. Gerald Sousa
28. Bruce Linton
29. Robert Nelson
30. Chad Lindner (R)
31. Jake Berkowitz
32. Ed Stielstra

March 21
33. Allen Moore
34. Robert Bundtzen
35. Jim Lanier
36. Ryan Redington
37. Harry T. Alexie (R)
38. Bill Cotter
39. Rick Larson
40. Karin Hendrickson (R)
41. Cindy Gallea
42. Mike Williams

There are 11 mushers still mushing, and 14 scratches. Rookie Alan Peck, who just left Shaktoolik at 1:40 PM, EDT today, appears a cinch to garner anchor-man-of-the-year for 2009. Shaktoolik is 195 miles from Nome, so the final musher should finish (after taking the mandatory eight hour rest at White Mountain, at approximately 3:00 PM, EDT, on Tuesday, March 24. The last musher to cross the finish line in the Iditarod wins the Red Lantern Award. More on the history of that award in a later post.