Matt Hall leads Yukon Quest mushers towards Central

Matt Hall attends to his team at the Central checkpoint. (Photo: Molly Rettig / KUAC)After a fast start the Yukon Quest has been slow in recent days, as extreme cold and fatigue took their toll. The 75-mile run from Circle to Central, which typically takes lead teams ten hours, stretched to 16 or more into Sunday.
“It’s just made for a really slow trek, Quest leader Matt Hall said.”
Hall, of Two Rivers, traveled about five miles an hour up Birch Creek toward Central Sunday