Author: Joe Runyan

The Ceremonial Start 2017—-AK. Gov Bill Walker and Senator Lisa Murkowski at the Start Line.  Walker rides the runners with Team Baker Joe Runyan Attended

 2017 Iditarod on the Launch Pad Joe Runyan ’89 Iditarod Champ March 3, 2017 ANC I have to admit it.  I’m just an avid Iditarod

MARCH 14 7PM—Don’t try this  at home, the pack almost into Nome Snow has been falling today, glueing to ice with a two inch cushion.

MARCH 13 Nome-2pm—36 mushers into Nome With 36 mushers into Nome, and only 13 left on the Iditarod trail, the scene in Nome is something

March 12 Wed Nome—8pm—what if I were a musher? What if I were a musher?  On the spot, just for the mental exercise, I decided

March 12 Nome 1PM—Wind slacks off, mushers stream into Nome Wednesday in Nome, first light after 8am, giving one a feeling that the long shadow

MARCH 11 Nome 12:20 PM  Mushers follow lead pack into Nome—Winds at Solomon Blow Hole Reality is not standing still in Nome, with winds reported

March 11 Nome 2:18 am Seavey and Zirkle within a mile What began as victory lap yesterday afternoon at 3PM for Jeff King has now

March 11 Nome  King scratches, winds increase to 65 Our best credible information from Safetycheckpoint indicates Jeff King scratches. Wind increases to 65 knots and

March 10 Nome 11:20  More info from the trail Another call give us more insight to developments on the trail.  King, we are told, was