March 11, 2023 Rookie musher Gregg Vitello scratches at Iditarod checkpoint Anchorage, Alaska – Rookie musher Gregg Vitello (bib #29), of Milan, New Hampshire, scratched at 3:34 p.m. today at the Iditarod checkpoint which was in best interest of his team. Greg contacted Race Marshal Mark Nordman through a third party and …
Mar 11, 2023 Ryan Redington receives the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award Veteran Iditarod musher Ryan Redington (bib #5), of Knik, Alaska is the first musher to arrive at the Kaltag checkpoint at 12:47 pm with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so, Redington claims the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish …
March 11, 2023 Veteran musher, Brent Sass, scratches at Eagle Island Checkpoint Veteran musher and 2022 Iditarod Champion, Brent Sass (bib #14), of Eureka, Alaska, scratched at 7:42 a.m. today at the Eagle Island checkpoint as he didn’t feel he could care for his team due to current concerns with his periodontal health. …
March 10, 2023 Jessie Holmes wins the First Musher to the Yukon Award Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib #2), of Brushkana, Alaska is the first musher to arrive at the Anvik checkpoint on the Yukon River at 4:03 am with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so, Holmes claims the First Musher to …
March 9, 2023 Wade Marrs wins GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award Veteran musher Wade Marrs (bib #28), of Solon Springs, WI , is the first musher to reach the Iditarod checkpoint, the namesake of the race and the halfway point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. Marrs arrived at …
Veteran musher Ryan Redington (bib #5), of Knik, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 6:10 pm today with 12 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. The “2023 Spirit of the Iditarod Award” was presented to Redington in McGrath Checkpoint by Colette Goodman, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2023 Rookie Iditarod musher, Jennifer LaBar, scratches at Rainy Pass Checkpoint Anchorage, Alaska – Rookie Iditarod musher, Jennifer LaBar (bib #13), of Healy, Alaska, scratched at 8:30 p.m. today at the Rainy Pass checkpoint. After speaking with medical professionals, Jennifer made the very difficult decision to …
The Iditarod announced today that Capstone Family Medicine will be extending their Iditarod partnership. Capstone was an invaluable partner during the 2021 and 2022 races as their staff administered over 10,000 COVID tests to ensure delivery of the Iditarod’s COVID Prevention Plan and its objective of zero community transmission. Capstone’s healthcare team operating out of …
Musher start order set for Iditarod 51 Iditarod will again offer shuttle service to restart in Willow Anchorage, Alaska – A lively crowd filled up the Dena’ina Civic Convention Center for the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Mushers Banquet. The banquet is the largest fundraiser for the Iditarod Trail Committee, which …
The Iditarod is proud to announce that Lance Mackey has been selected as the 2023 Honorary Musher; Lance competed in the Iditarod 16 times, had 6 Top 10 finishes and finished in 1st place in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Lance was one of the Iditarod nation’s most colorful champions, exciting the crowds and …
