Author: Joe Runyan

March 8 5:54pm Ruby Wade Marrs 8miles out—-Ruby be Mine Joe Runyan Bruce Lee and I took a direct Tanana to Ruby flight route in

March 8 Tanana 9:50AM Middle of the Pack While our lead competitors—-Wade Marrs and Dallas Seavey—-are halfway to Ruby, the middle of the pack settles

Yodeling, stoccato barking, long lonesome wails, in the cold still night air at 1am as Wade Marrs pushed the pack out of Tanana in direction

Nicolas Petit first to Yukon Joe Runyan In an impressive display of raw power, Nicolas Petit took command at the lead into Tanana.  Insiders viewing

Pete Kaiser leads pack Joe Runyan Our forward group of Insiders, Greg Heister and I flew from Nenana to Manley, picked up Bruce Lee and

An Inconsequential Overview Joe Runyan No one I know actually believes our viewpoint has any consequence at this point of the race, but my crew

March 7 7pm Mushers into Nenana,  Dallas slow as a rowboat What a great way to start a race.  Within fifty  miles we already have

March 6 Monday 12 noon Pike’s Landing Check out the interviews and images on Insider Video    Luckily, I have an Iditarod security badge which

March 6 7:28am  PIkes Landing check out an early morning update on video from Heister, Bruce Lee, and myself. Volunteers milled in the PIkes lounge

March 5 Fairbanks at Pike’s Landing Start  2:27PM Joe Runyan Our Insider Crew arrives Fairbanks after a 61/2 hour drive from Anchorage.   Sky’s clear