Hi Boys and Girls, In this mornings update I told you about Mitch Seavey. I have a little more information and some pictures that I would like to share with you. Mitch arrived first into the Huslia checkpoint. Huslia is the halfway point in the race this year. For being first Mitch received a trophy …
Hi Boys and Girls, Happy Friday? Do you have any plans this weekend? While you are resting and having fun, the teams will be moving down the trail. If you can, check race updates by going to Iditarod.com There you can check race updates and read all the K9 reporters stories. …
Hi Boys and Girls, Hope you had a great day at school. How are you doing with following the race. I’ve seen some of the great projects going on in your classrooms. You are having so much fun. I wish I could be there with all of you. I love learning new things. The race …
Hi Boys and Girls, Good morning. I hope you had a good nights sleep. The teams have been busy over night. 20 teams have arrived into Ruby. The top 3 teams have left Ruby heading to Galena. We have our first Scratch. Another award has been won. Keep reading for the details! …
Hi Boys and Girls, The teams have been on the trail for 2 full days now. Every team that started the race is still on the trail. No on has scratched. I sure hope it stays that way! Who’s In First As of 13:12 AST, the top 5 mushers have remained …
Hi Boys and Girls, Good morning! The teams are moving well down the trail. We have seen a lot of change in position as the teams settle in. The teams are also starting to spread out a little. We should see more of this as the race continues. Who’s In First …
Hi Boys and Girls, Everyone is heading to Fairbanks today for the Restart tomorrow. Since today is a quiet day, I thought I’d go over the Race update sheet. Once the race starts, you can go to: http://iditarod.com/race/current-standings/ for the latest updates. There are no updates yet so I am using one from last year. …
Hi Boys and Girls, The Ceremonial Start of Iditarod 2017 took place on Saturday in downtown Anchorage. This is not the official start of the race. That will happen on Monday in Fairbanks. The Cermonial start is festive and fun. The teams line up on 4th Avenue in starting order. Family, friends and …
Hi Boys and Girls, The Musher Banquet was held Thursday night at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage. This banquet is for all the mushers, their families, friends and fans to come together before the start of the race. Fans are able to walk around and talk with their favorite musher and get …
