Iditarod
For Jeff Deeter mushing is about, “experiencing the trail with my dogs and living the unique dream. The Iditarod is unlike any other event, and running this trail with my four-legged friends is truly amazing.” Deeter earned his Iditarod finisher’s belt buckle in 2008 placing 59th. He took ten years off to build his kennel …
Watching the tracker for the past couple of days, it looked like Michelle Phillips might break into the top 10. But there was pressure from behind as Ramey Smyth and Richie Diehl put the pedal to the metal and gradually gained time on Phillips. She’s knocking on the door of the top 10 and …
Joar Leifseth Ulsom, Richie Diehl and Ramey Smyth arrived in Deshka Landing late Monday afternoon rounding out the top 10 finishers of Iditarod XLIX. All of these guys have placed in the top 10 in previous races. Capturing 8th place is Joar Leifseth Ulsom. He is the 2018 Iditarod Champion. This is his ninth start …
Nicolas Petit is the 6th musher to finish Iditarod XLIX. He covered the 67 miles from Skwentna Checkpoint to Deshka Landing in 9 hours and 19 minutes traveling at 7.19 mph. Of the 7 teams who have finished so far today, Nic is one of 4 who’ve been in the 7 mph range. Others have …
Traffic at Deshka Landing is picking up pace on Monday afternoon after the top three teams arrive very early this morning. Wade Marrs has arrived in 4th place followed by Mille Porsild in 5th place. Wade has held a position in the top 10 since Iditarod Checkpoint. Mille took her long rest in Iditarod and …
Aaron Burmeister and Brent Sass improved their previous personal best Iditarod finishes upon making the un-burled arch at Deshka Landing. Aaron claimed 3rd place in 2020 and Brent earned 4th place in 2020. Today Aaron crossed the finish line in second and Brent crossed in third. Burmeister and Sass were in position to challenge 2021 …
Rookie Iditarod musher Jeremy Traska (bib #5) of Two Rivers, Alaska, scratched at midnight at the Nikolai (S) checkpoint. Traska made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Traska had nine dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Dallas Seavey claimed his fifth Iditarod Championship at 05:08 Monday morning. He covered the 848 mile Gold Trail Loop in 7 days, 14, hours and 8 minutes, finishing with 10 dogs in harness. The 49th Iditarod threw many challenges at mushers including frigid temperatures, navigating the Farewell Burn, the Dalzell Gorge, the Alaska Range and …
Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Gold Trail Loop in Deshka Landing at 5:08 a.m. today, claiming his fifth Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship. Seavey is now tied with mushing legend Rick Swenson with five total championships. Seavey had 10 dogs in harness …
With the Gold Trail Loop, there have been some elements of Iditarod that have been missing in 2021. That list would include – the wide wind-in-your-face Yukon River, the winds of Shaktoolik, the ground blizzards of Norton Bay, the fierce storms of the Gold Coast, Little McKinley, Topkok, the blow hole, the one of a …
