Temperatures should drop considerably, and we'll be traveling between Athabascan Indian villages. The 24-hour rest ends at high noon. A musher must personally sign in and out to start and complete all mandatory stops. A musher must take one mandatory 24-hour stop during the race. The 24-hour stop may be taken at the musher's option at a time most beneficial to the dogs.
Time begins upon notification.
The starting differential will be adjusted during each team's 24-hour stop. It is the musher's responsibility to remain for the entire 24-hour period plus starting differential. The Iditarod Trail Committee will give each musher the required time information prior to leaving the starting line. None of the three mandatory stops may be combined.