Iditarod
Jimmy Lebling – For the past twenty years, Jimmy Lebling has been around mushing as a guide and handler. He’s been dreaming of the day he’d do Iditarod for all those years. He’s in Fairbanks for the restart of the 45th Iditarod. This is the third time in the history of the race the start has …
Perfect weather! Perfect Trail! Perfect Day! PERFECT Ceremonial Start! Ask any one of the seventy-four mushers or any one of the thousands of fans and “PERFECT” is what the response would be on all accounts. There were so many things happening up and down 4th Avenue and along the 11-miles of the Ceremonial Start route, …
No parking signs have been posted for 24 hours along 4th Avenue as well as crossing streets in downtown Anchorage. They weren’t kidding! At 6 pm this evening tow trucks were hauling away the violator’s vehicles. Snow fence was being erected along the edge of the sidewalks. Then the snow came, not naturally but …
When you put seventy-two mushers into one room, there’s much reminiscing between friends with the common bond of sleds and dogs. Add to that friends, family and sponsors of the seventy-two mushers and it’s guaranteed the good times get better. Add to that representatives of all the corporations who sponsor the race – Wheel Dog, …
Observing the triad of interaction between mushers, canine athletes and veterinarians was the objective for the teacher’s field trip to Vet Check at Iditarod Headquarters. Sled dogs have remarkable physiological properties that make them the envy of human athletes. The sled dog is often described as indomitable and revered for its spirit, courage, strength, determination …
Our 2017 IditaRiders are ready to launch their ride of a lifetime as they take off down Fourth Avenue for the Ceremonial Start on March 4th. You can learn all about them here as you prepare to cheer them on as they hop into the sled behind a team of charging huskies! Keep checking back …
Iditarod has always been 61 year old Paul Hansen’s dream. Hansen was born and raised in Denver , Colorado. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1979 with a degree in Environmental Health. The following year, he moved to Kotzebue to work for the Public Health Service/Maniilaq Association. Part of Paul’s job was to travel …
Dave Delcourt now calls Wasilla, AK home. Delcourt, age 29, was born and raised in Queensbury, New York. After graduating from the State University of New York at Cortland, Delcourt pursued seasonal employment in Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan and Alaska. Michigan is where he was first exposed to the sport of mushing as a winter tour …
Dr. Joe Carson is a 4th generation Alaskan. Given his long term familial ties to the Last Frontier, it just seems right that Joe should be standing on the runners of a dog sled and running a team of Alaskan Huskies in the Last Great Race™. He says, “There is nothing like being on the …
For the first time ever, the Hungarian flag will be displayed at the Iditarod start and finish to welcome Otto Balogh of Budapest, Hungry to Iditarod. Balogh is one of many who have found their way to mushing and the Iditarod through reading Jack London. Traveling has been as much of a childhood dream for …
