Iditarod
Ryan Redington is the first musher to reach White Mountain during Iditarod 2023. He will receive the Achieve More Award presented by Northrim Bank. The award was first presented in 2018. Redington will receive a check for $2,500 and his name will be added to a special trophy that resides at Iditarod Headquarters. Northrim President …
March 13, 2023 Ryan Redington, first to White Mountain, wins Northrim Bank Achieve More Award Veteran musher Ryan Redington (bib #5), of Knik, Alaska was the first musher to reach the White Mountain checkpoint today at 4:12 pm with 8 dogs in harness. Northrim Bank’s award was first given out in 2018. Redington …
No more than three (3) sleds can be used by a musher during the race after the re-start. No more that two (2) sleds can be shipped beyond the restart. (Rule 15 of the Official Race Rules) The wind chargers stand like sentinels near the village of Unalakleet. The turbines suppliment diesel generated …
There are three teams running at the back of the pack and three teams grouped at the front of the pack. Eric Kelly and Jed Stephensen are sticking together in the back even tighter than Ryan Redington and Peter Kaiser up front. Jason Mackey is the third team in the back, a few miles …
It’s the second Sunday of the 51st Iditarod. There are 30 of the original 33 still on the trail. The front of the pack is sitting in Shaktoolik – Redington, Kaiser and Diehl. Rounding out the top five, Matt Hall and Kelly Maixner are heading to Shaktoolik. Reports say the winds are blowing around 25 …
Talking with the village residents makes the tail experience for Iditarod personnel meaningful and memorable.
Ryan Redington is the first musher to reach the Gold Coast. He made the 85 mile run from Kaltag in 10 hours and 5 minutes with an average speed of 8.43 miles an hour. Redington took regular breaks to snack his dogs. Peter Kaiser and Richie Diehl who departed Kaltag within 40 minutes of Redington, …
Mar 12, 2023 Ryan Redington wins the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award Veteran musher Ryan Redington (bib #5), of Knik, Alaska is the first musher to reach the Unalakleet checkpoint at 4:20 am with 12 dogs in harness, making him the recipient of the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. This award was first presented …
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 …
Ryan Redington was the first of a trio of mushers to arrive in Kaltag. Ryan arrived at 12:47, Richie Diehl at 13:03 and Peter Kaiser at 13:19. As the first team to arrive in Kaltag, Ryan receives the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award. BBNC employee and shareholder, Christine Brandon, travelled to …
