TANANA –
Jason Sear / KTVA
Last Updated: Thurs. Mar. 12, 2015 at 12:45 PM
Gwenn Bogart became the second musher to scratch from the 2015 Iditarod, citing personal reasons, according to a release from the Iditarod Insider.
The 57-year-old Wasilla musher made the decision to leave the race at 11:28 a.m. Thursday. This was the first Iditarod for Bogart.
Zoya DeNure was the first musher to scratch from the 2015 Iditarod.
Also citing “personal reasons,” the 38-year-old from Delta Junction made the decision to scratch at the Tanana checkpoint at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday.
The Insider states that she had had 14 dogs ready to race when she made the decision to scratch.
This marks the fifth time DeNure has run the Iditarod race, having only completed it during her 2008 rookie year.
The following was posted on DeNure’s Facebook page Thursday:
During the 2014 Iditarod race, 12 mushers had scratched by day 3.
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Gwenn Bogart (dossard 14), musher débutante dans l'Iditarod, a officiellement abandonné la course le 12 mars 2015 à 11h28, pour des raisons personnelles. Elle avait alors 14 chiens dans son attelage.