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Volunteers Make the Iditarod Run!

By Martha Dobson Working in the Nome dog lot, greeting mushers at the burled arch on Front Street, Iditarod 2012 volunteer Vivian Coleman was there when Justin Savidis arrived, a bit later than he intended. Coleman, of Charlotte, North Carolina, helped Savidis and his wife settle the team in the dog lot at Nome, putting …

Harness Up Iditarod, Common Core, and Marzano

Martha Dobson, Iditarod Educational Journalist Harness the Common Core Standards, Marzano’s research based instructional practices, and the Iditarod for a team to forge ahead in your classroom. The practice of identifying similarities and differences has the greatest effect size of 1.61 which translates to about 45 percentile points. Connections to the Common Core Standards for …

Rookie Charley Bejna No Stranger to Hard Work

By Martha Dobson, Iditarod Journalist… Hard work. Work hard. Eight letters, two words, forwards and backwards, sum up training a dog team, driving a dog team, racing a dog team. Charley Bejna (bay-na) of Addison, Illinois knows what hard work is and how to work hard. Thirty-nine years old, Bejna started Charley’s Landscaping Company as …

A Rookie’s Race to Nome: Travis Beals

 A first go at the Iditarod is an experience that every musher has to overcome in his or her Iditarod mushing career.  Although they have trained for it and raced several races before each race experience is always different.  Travis Beals is no exception to this first Iditarod racing state of mind.   Travis is …

2012 Iditarod Summer Raffle Winners

Congratulations to the 2012 Iditarod Summer Raffle Winners and a HUGE Thank You to ALL who purchased tickets to help support the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Prize # Winner / Ticket# Prize Donated By 1 William Hyatt, Wasilla, AK #1559 2012 Dodge RAM 4×4 Pickup Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep – $39,000 2 Russell …

Remembering Takotna’s Jan Newton

by Terrie Hanke… Iditarod has many legendary figures. Most have stood on sled runners and coached dog teams from Fourth Avenue in Anchorage to Front Street in Nome. Jan Newton has never run a dog team in The Last Great Race but her contributions to the race are remarkable and have elevated her to a …

Iditarod Mushers Meet & Greet at the Alaska State Fair

 The Iditarod Trail Committee is proud to be a part of the Alaska State Fair’s Meet & Greet Alaska’s Iditarod Legends on Saturday September 1st, 2012. The event will take place at the Borealis Plaza Tent (next to the Borealis Theater) from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 2004 Iditarod Champion Mitch Seavey will be joined …

2013 Idita-Rider Musher Auction Coming Soon!

Bidding starts November 1!  Click HERE to see the full Press Release.  

2012 Volunteer Edition e-Runner Available Online NOW!

Check out the newest 18 page e-Runner dedicated to our volunteers!  This edition is full of stories and photos submitted by Iditarod Volunteers.  In 2012 there were approximately 1,200 volunteers representing 21 states and 4 countries donating over 35,000 hours of time!  Amazing! CLICK HERE for the 2012 Volunteer Edition e-Runner

Iditarod XLI – Ready, Set…

by Terrie Hanke Mushers and volunteers were busy. The temperature was mild. The sky was more cloudy than clear. Excitement and expectation filled the air. Folks greeted each other with handshakes and hugs. It was Iditarod, not the race itself but the farewell to Iditarod XL and the launch of the forty-first Last Great Race. …