Iditarod
Ramey Smyth finished his twenty-third Iditarod in 8th place. This makes for Smyth’s 11th top 10 finish. Ramey was runner-up in 2011, 3rd in 2008 and 2012 then 4th in 2004. Smyth’s fastest time to Nome was his 2nd place finish in 2011 – 8 days, 19 hours and 50 minutes. His time for 2019 was 10 days, 8 hours …
Paige Drobny and Cody Strathe own/operate quid Acres Kennel located near Fairbanks. With Paige studying squid in her Master’s Degree program, the kennel received its name. Paige is completing her 5th Iditarod in 5 starts. Her best finish is 25th place. Her seventh place finish in Iditarod XLVII, marks her first time in the top ten and …
Matt Hall has completed his second Iditarod in the same number of years. Hall placed 11th in 2018 and has moved into the top ten in Iditarod XLVII. Hall and Page Drobny, both 2019 Yukon Quest finishers made it interesting for GPS observers. They ran together and rested together as they approached Safety, one passed the …
The story I’ve heard from every musher over and over again this year has been “the trail has been awful”. Last year I had a horrid run from Eagle Island (which was only a hospitality stop because supplies couldn’t get flown in), lost on the Yukon River in the middle of a snow storm, feeling …
Travis Beals of Willow, Alaska has finished his sixth Iditarod in the same number of starts. His best finish came in 2018 when he claimed 9th place with a time of 10 days and 46 minutes. In tough windy conditions, Beals had a great run from White Mountain to Safety. Out of White Mountain he passed Matt …
Aliy Zirkle is the fourth musher to finish Iditarod XLVII. The sun is breaking through the clouds but strong easterly winds and newly fallen snow continues to combine for drifting on the trail from Safety. With today, Aliy has started and finished Iditarod 19 times. Her best finishes have been a trio of runner-up …
Jessie Royer earns third place in Iditarod XLVII. Jessie arrived at the Burled Arch in wind driven snow. Since Peter Kaiser and Joar Leifseth Ulsom arrived early this morning, the banner over the arch has been taken down. This is a regular occurrence when the wind picks up. The forecast is for winds 10 – …
Defending Champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom has maintained his streak of top ten finishes by claiming runner-up honors in Iditarod XLVII. Joar followed Peter Kaiser to the finish line in Nome by just 12 minutes. Joar’s total run time was 9 days, 12 hours and 51 minutes. In his seventh run to Nome, Joar has finished …
Veteran Iditarod musher Peter Kaiser (bib #9), of Bethel, Alaska, crossed under the burled arch in Nome at 3:39 a.m. today, claiming his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship. Kaiser had eight dogs in harness when he crossed the finish line to win the Iditarod XLVII. Kaiser is the first musher of Yup’ik descent …
Jessica Klejka’s run from Kaltag to Unalakleet was a wet one. “We were pretty deep in the water so there is probably ice inside the bag,” said Klejka. Klejka said the water she crossed seemed like rivers but in actuality they were probably small streams. She stopped at Old Woman Cabin and much to her …
