It won't help if I have to drop my main leader. That will make it tougher.

I'll be glad when we're down across the mountain range. That's usually the toughest part.

They were going about 13 to 14 miles an hour, so it was really hard to catch them. I crowded them on the side of the trail and they recognized me and I said 'Whoa' and they stopped.

I don't imagine I would be disqualified, but there can be time or monetary penalties.

No one knows whose strategy is working best.

It was real soft and punchy. The dogs go slower and you get a few more injuries because they start falling in holes.