Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23), of Talkeetna, Alaska, is the first to arrive at the Ophir checkpoint at 4:19 a.m. today with 13 dogs in harness. In doing so, Seavey claims The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award. The award consists of a five-course gourmet meal prepared by The Lakefront Anchorage …
Rookie Iditarod musher Christopher Parker (bib #19) of Fairbanks, Alaska, scratched at 1:45 p.m. today at the McGrath checkpoint. Parker made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Parker had eight dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Veteran Iditarod musher Gunnar Johnson (bib #11), of Duluth, Minnesota, has been withdrawn from the 2021 Iditarod race at approximately 3:15 p.m. today due to a positive COVID-19 test at the McGrath checkpoint. Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman, in consultation with epidemiologist Dr. Jodie Guest, made the decision to withdraw Johnson, who is asymptomatic, based …
Veteran musher Brent Sass (bib # 21), of Eureka, Alaska, is the first musher to reach the Iditarod checkpoint, the halfway point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Sass arrived at 6:08 p.m. with 14 dogs. GCI technician Bob James presented Sass with the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award. By arriving first to Iditarod, …
Due to challenging trail conditions in to and at Flat, I have made the decision to have the Iditarod mushers bypass the out-and-back route to Flat and instead turn around at the Iditarod checkpoint. The Iditarod trailbreaker crew has had a challenging time breaking the trail open due to the sheer volume of accumulated …
Rookie Iditarod musher Brenda Mackey (bib #15) of Two Rivers, Alaska, scratched at 7:45 a.m. today at the Nikolai checkpoint. Mackey made the decision to scratch in the best interest of her race team. Mackey had nine dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch.
Veteran musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 4 p.m. today with 14 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. Seavey was presented with the handmade prizes created by McGrath residents. Seavey received a pair of musher mittens made of …
Veteran Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle (bib #32) of Two Rivers, Alaska, scratched at the Rohn checkpoint last night at 8:05 p.m. Zirkle was injured while coming in to the Rohn checkpoint. Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman, based on information provided by a volunteer with medical training, notified the Alaska State Troopers and the Alaska Rescue …
Veteran Iditarod musher Cindy Gallea (bib #46), of Wykoff, Minnesota, scratched at 5:33 a.m. today at the Skwentna checkpoint. Gallea became ill (non-COVID-19-related) and made the decision to scratch in the best interest of her race team. Gallea had 14 dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch.
Dear Alaska, By the time you read this, I will likely be on a dog sled racing across Alaska in my 21st Iditarod. This is also my last Iditarod. I will retire from competitive sled dog racing to spend more time with my husband, Allen. In 20 years, I started 20 Iditarods … and I …
