Hi boys and girls,

I was following the race today and got really confused when I was looking at the times. I saw the time 16:42. That didn’t look like any time I had ever seen before. So off I went to find my human. I knew she could help me out. She explained that 16:42 is really 4:42 pm. It sure didn’t look like 4:42 to me. Does it to you? She said it’s called Military time and it’s used so there will not be any confusion on whether something is happening in the morning or at night. It’s now starting to make sense. I figured if I was confused maybe you would be also. So I am giving you a chart to help you figure out what time the mushers are really coming in and out of the checkpoints.

0:00 —-12 am 12:00—-12:00 pm

1:00——1 am 13:00——1:00 pm

2:00——2 am 14:00——2:00 pm

3:00——3 am 15:00——3:00 pm

4:00——4 am 16:00——4:00 pm

5:00——5 am 17:00——5:00 pm

6:00——6 am 18:00——6:00 pm

7:00——7 am 19:00——7:00 pm

8:00——8 am 20:00——8:00 pm

9:00——9 am 21:00——9:00 pm

10:00—-10 am 22:00—–10:00 pm

11:00—–11am 23:00—–11:00 pm

I hope this helps you follow the race better. If you don’t understand something, you can always go to an adult human to help you out.

Happy race following,

Gypsy