Iditarod
March 19, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed today, March 19, 2021, as “Iditarod Appreciation Day” in Alaska and issued the following remarks: WHEREAS, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an Alaskan tradition and source of pride for Alaskans from Ketchikan to Utqiagvik; and WHEREAS, this annual event commemorates the incredible strength …
The last two mushers were waiting in SKW-WM for their required 8-hour rest to expire. Victoria Hardwick of Bethel took to the trail at 14:57. Dakota Schlosser of Willow was released at 14:59. The two mushers were competing for the honor of perseverance -THE RED LANTERN and a Jon Van Zyle original painting. It wasn’t …
Hal Hanson was resting in SKWM (Skwentna White Mountain) and talked to Liz Raines, Insider’s Back of the Pack reporter. Throughout that interview Hal kept coming back to not wanting the race to be over. His dogs were maturing and he was very proud of their growth and development. His team started the race in …
Veteran Iditarod musher Victoria Hardwick (bib #48), of Bethel, Alaska, is the final musher to cross the finish line in Deshka Landing at 12:22 a.m. today, claiming the Red Lantern Award. Hardwick and her race team completed the Iditarod in 10 days, 9 hours, 22 minutes and 6 seconds. She finishes in 36th place, just two …
Joshua McNeal made Deshka Landing and the un-burled arch at 07:07 on Wednesday morning. Joanna Jagow followed at 08:54 and Sean Underwood closed out the morning arrivals at 11:48. These three along with all rookie finishers and Rookie of the Year, Chad Stoddard will receive the coveted belt buckle. McNeal drove a team of nine …
Iditarod rookie Chad Stoddard (bib #18) of Anchorage, Alaska, won Rookie of the Year when he and his race team finished in 23rd place. He becomes the rookie with the best time in 2021, finishing in 9 days, 4 hours, 3 minutes and 10 seconds with 13 dogs in harness. After graduating from Western Washington University, Stoddard moved back …
Travis Beals placed 25th in his 8th running of Iditarod. Beals is 8 for 8 in his Iditarod career with 3 top 10 finishes and a personal best of 5th place. In 2015 he was honored as the Most Improved Musher raising his previous finish of 37th to 11th place. Travis was born and raised …
Matthew Failor of 17th Dog Kennel has finished his ninth Iditarod in 21st place. Failor was one of the three mushers, including Tom Knolmeyer and Sean Underwood, who encountered serious overflow near Safety Checkpoint in the 2020 race and deemed it necessary to scratch. Failor’s personal best finish is 13th. Beginning with the 21st musher, …
Ryne Olson has taken a giant leap from a previous best finish of 31st to making the un-burled arch in 18th place on Tuesday. Ryne is 3 for 3 with Iditarod finishes. She moved to Alaska from Durango, Colorado to pursue dog mushing with Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore at SP Kennels. During her …
Jessie Holmes, Dan Kaduce and Lev Shvarts made the finish at Deshka Landing in 15th, 16th and 17th place respectively. Fourteen minutes separated their finish times. All are veterans of the race. Dan and Lev recorded personal best races advancing upward from past years into the top 20 teams. Holmes has finished twice in the …
