Iditarod
Sarah Stokey was born and raised in Massachusetts. Since 2010 she’s lived in Seward Alaska to pursue her dream of running dogs. More than one musher has come to Iditarod through the Disney movie, Iron Will. Sarah is included in that number. A year after arriving in Alaska, Sarah met Travis Beals and they began …
Alison Lifka arrived in White Mountain at 04:45 on Saturday March 16th. She rested the required 8 hours and headed out for the 77 mile run through Safety to Nome at 13:20. Arriving mushers have commented that the infamous blowhole has been calm. Nice of Mother Nature to oblige the mushers in that often challenging spot …
Jason Campeau has made Nome in 12 days, 6 hours and 49 minutes to claim 30th place in the 2019 Iditarod. Campeau was very happy to complete his third Iditarod. Jason is a Yukon Quest and Iditarod veteran. He was slated to run both races in 2018 but was injured in the Quest and was …
Last year as I crested Cape Nome I burst into tears, as all the emotions of the last two weeks hit me – I finally knew that I would really make it to the finish line, I wasn’t going to scratch, I wasn’t going to be an Iditarod rookie anymore. All the rookies that have …
A pair of rookies captured 28th and 29th place in Iditarod XLVII. Martin Apayauq Reitan is running a team from the Reitan Kennel in Kaktovik, Alaska. Ryan Santiago is running young dogs from the Seavey Kennel in Sterling, Alaska. Martin Apayauq Reitan at the age of 21 is the youngest contestant in Iditarod XLVII. Martin is of …
Lance Mackey and Jessie Holmes came down Front Street side by side just as close as they traveled much of the distance from White Mountain. Upon setting their snow hooks, the two men embraced and said together, “We made it!” Mackey is a 15-year veteran of the race with 13 finishes, four of those as …
Aaron Peck, Charley Bejna and Michi Konno made Nome in the early hours of Friday March 15th to complete Iditarod XLVII. The trio greeted by fans and family drove down Front Street with snow falling and winds blowing – the norm for Nome in 2019. Peck left Grayling with 7 dogs in harness, returned a dog …
Staying true to the race pattern, Ed Hopkins and Martin Buser took 3 hours 12 minutes and 3 hours 21 minutes respectively to cover the distance from Safety to Nome. Hopkins arrived at the Burled arch at 23:07 on Thursday March 14th with an elapsed race time of 11 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes. Buser arrived …
Matts Pettersson of Kiruna, Sweden has completed his sixth Iditarod in 20th place. Petterssen has played Professional Hockey as a goalie but had to give up the sport after a serious snow machine accident. After the accident he focused completely on the dogs and since has worked full time with his sled dog company, Kiruna Sleddog Tours. …
We could tell from the GPS Tracker that Matthew Failor and Seth Barnes had been playing leap frog for the last 77 miles of the race. Who’d come to the arch first? It’s hard to tell when the tracker has them stacked one on top of the other. It’s not even possible to tell who’s …
