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Nome, Alaska – Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – Veteran Iditarod musher Tom Thurston (Bib# 5) of Oak Creek, Colorado scratched in Unalakleet at 14:37 Alaska Time. Thurston made the decision due to concern for his dogs. He had 8 dogs on his team when he made the decision.
by Terrie Hanke in Unalakleet Tuesday morning in the Bering Sea coastal village of Unalakleet was a carbon copy of the two previous days – 30 degrees below zero with little or no wind. Since the arrive of Aliy Zirkle, Dallas Seavey, Aaron Burmeister and John Baker on Sunday morning, the cast of mushers has …
Nome, Alaska – Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – Veteran Iditarod musher Gerry Willomitzer (Bib# 23) of Whitehorse, YT, Canada scratched in Unalakleet at 08:55 Alaska Time. Willomitzer made the decision to scratch because his team wasn’t enjoying the trip. Therefore, he decided to end his 2012 Iditarod attempt in the best interest of his team. …
by Terrie Hanke in Unalakleet The population on the Kaltag to Unalakleet portage trail exploded over night. Looking at the Ionearth tracker, that area of the trail held the largest concentration of dog teams compared to anywhere else on the trail. As the mushers made the coast today, we heard one common comment – it …
by Terrie Hanke in Unalakleet The checker’s list at Unalakleet this morning looked like Who’s Who in the long distance sled dog racing – Lance Mackey, Martin Buser, Rick Swenson and Hugh Neff were amongst the teams resting on the coast. Consider the collection of Championship hardware between these men. Lance has four Iditarod and …
An analysis of the statistics shows we have quite a dog race on our hands coming into this final chapter of the 2012 Iditarod. Dallas Seavey left Koyuk this morning with Aliy Zirkle in hot pursuit. It’s obvious that they are going to fight this out to the end. Both teams trotted out of the …
by Martha Dobson The Iditarod Trail is an official historic trail, running from Seward, Alaska to Nome, Alaska. When it was first used, men, and a few women, who were looking for new prospects turned to the lure of gold, disembarking a boat in Seward and beginning their trek for fortunes. 2012 is the fourth …
by Terrie Hanke Aliy Zirkle’s dogs trotted into Unalakleet just before sunrise on Sunday. The dogs had lots of energy, perhaps more that Aliy. Standing and leaning into their tugs, the dogs watched every move Aliy made in preparing to serve up kibble which they devoured instantly. Wells Fargo representatives were on hand to present …
Nome, Alaska – Sunday, March 11, 2012 – Rookie Iditarod musher Josh Cadzow (Bib# 55) of Fort Yukon, Alaska scratched in Kaltag at 16:45 Alaska Time. Cadzow made the decision to scratch because his team wasn’t enjoying the trip and therefore decided to end his Iditarod XL attempt in the best interest of his …
Nome, Alaska – Sunday, March 11, 2012 – Race Marshal, Mark Nordman has been notified in Unalakleet that Jeff King (Bib# 10) has scratched from this year’s event at 16:38 Alaska Time. King had 13 dogs in his team when he made the decision.
