Iditarod
Wade Marrs arrived in the half-way checkpoint of Iditarod at 01:12 on Thursday. Being the first musher to reach the checkpoint, Wade receives the GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award. Wade has the choice of $3,000 in gold nuggets or a smartphone with a free year of GCI service. His name will be inscribed on …
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 …
All eyes are on Nicolas Petit. He completed his layover in Nikolai and took the trail at 07:47 on Wednesday morning. What’s his plan? Where will he rest? One thing about Nic, he says he doesn’t have a plan. If he had a plan, he’d only change it anyway so he’s decided the best plan …
David Poyzer of the Insider crew has provided us with some stunning photos from Rainy Pass and Rohn. Enjoy these and his other photos in the Iditarod Photo Gallery. Twenty four planes are sitting on Puntilla Lake, some for spectators and some IAF planes to transport Iditarod personnel. This is one for the Stephensen …
With the arrival of Gregg Vitello in Nikolai, all but one of the mushers of Iditarod 51 have successfully traversed the Steps, the Gorge and the Burn! Jennifer LaBar scratched in Rainy Pass after injuring her hand on the first Step. Gregg is likely breathing a big sigh of relief in knowing those challenging segments …
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, …
When Nicolas Petit Arrived in Nikolai at 06:57 on Tuesday morning, he asked for a 24-hour parking spot (quiet) and then declared his 24-hour rest. With bib #9, Nic will stay in Nikolai for 24 hours and 50 minutes to serve his start differential. Fifteen more mushers arrived in Nikolai within the next 6 …
Ah, the comforts of straw and a double layered coat! It’s a perfect sled dog morning! One of the Berington twins enjoys a seal-a-meal breakfast at Finger Lake.
As the race was getting started, analysts suggested the teams would spread out quickly. Well tell that to the people manning Rohn Checkpoint. The secluded BLM cabin that mushers spill into after sledding the challenging Dalzell Gorge was nothing less than Grand Central Station beginning late Monday afternoon. First to be checked in at Rohn …
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 …
