According to the GPS tracker, Allen and his team mates have left White Mountain on their final run towards Nome.
I've been waiting for the current standings to update to tell us his leaving time and whether he has all 14 team mates with him but I guess they're a little behind so we'll catch up with that information hopefully soon.
This last run is about 73 miles and the team will travel on the Fish River for a short time then go overland, crossing rolling tundra and several streams (some of which are reported to have overflow i.e. wet). They then climb a series of ridges to 400ft Topkok then drop to the coast. They will run along the beach for a time before reaching the Safety checkpoint and then follow the Safety-Nome council road to town. They have one last climb up Cape Nome then they run home.
We can't tell you how excited we are to see them. It's unlikely we'll sleep much tonight as we watch the little green flag on the tracker progress towards us. We'll be up early to ready their straw filled kennels at the dog lot, get their finishers' steaks and kibble/meat meal ready and make some food for Allen.
Earlier today Ryne caught up with Allen for a short while in the checkpoint and asked him how it's all going. Check out the video below. Before you watch it, take a guess at who his current two lead dogs are…