Iditarod
A total of 12 rookies are set to take the trail in Iditarod’s Gold Trail Loop of 2021. There are three women and nine men attempting to complete the race for the first time. Ah you say, but what about Sean Underwood? He ran in 2020, so is he still considered a rookie?Sean scratched in …
Part II of the Rookie Review introduces the mushers who’ve listed Fairbanks and Two Rivers as home. They may have all had front row seats for the alternating start and finish of the Yukon Quest as well as the Iditarod Fairbanks starts of 2003, 2015 and 2017. Many of them have participated in 100 and …
Two Rookies, Dakota Schlosser and Will Troshynski, in Iditarod XLIX are Jr. Iditarod veterans. Will ran the Jr. Iditarod for three successive years beginning in 2001. In 2003, he had a unique Jr. Iditarod experience as the race was moved out to Glennallen due to insufficient snow cover along the traditional trail. Dakota ran the …
Due to COVID-19 mitigation protocols, the Iditarod has set the starting order for the 49th running of the Last Great Race on Earth using a digital order generator to randomly select names for the official start order, taking into account the two separate draw batches based on when mushers signed up for the race. “This …
There are no World Championship Sled Dog Races or Iditarod Ceremonial start in Downtown Anchorage this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep the sled dog racing spirit alive, a scavenger hunt to find the sled dogs downtown will take place March 3 – 6. Each sled dog was designed by 17 different …
Over the last decade, as human diet trends have become more popular, so too have specialty pet foods. Just as people seek out the latest paleo, keto, or high-octane juice cleanse recipe, pet owners are also drawn to “premium,” or “holistic,” or “carnivore-based” diets. One of the most popular trends in the dog food market …
Most sled dogs are part of a kennel, with anywhere from 10 to over 100 huskies living in a dog yard. This is the environment that many people picture when they envision the living quarters of a typical sled dog. However, many people don’t know that sled dogs can be great indoor pets. You …
Straw, HEET and trail markers for Iditarod 2021 Gold Trail Loop are ready to ship out to checkpoints. Volunteers bagged the straw, organized cases of HEET and thousands of lath trail markers, placed them on pallets then shrink wrapped the goods making it ready for shipping. What goes on behind the scenes to make this …
While the Iditarod believes the future does not belong to the fainthearted, we take the health and well-being of our racers, volunteers, staff, and spectators very seriously. After consulting with our stakeholders and in consultation with the Municipality of Anchorage, we decided to cancel our traditional ceremonial start in Anchorage due to the COVID-19 …
A penguin, a sled dog, and a manatee walk into a diner… Well, maybe not. But even if they don’t frequent the same restaurants, they do share similar adaptations that help them overcome the challenges of life in cold environments. As veterinarians, we’re often asked how dogs can tolerate walking barefoot on snow and ice. …
