Jr. Iditarod
Noah Pereira of Clarkson, NY is the 2013 Jr. Iditarod Champion. Training with Dallas Seavey since his December…
For three hours, spirited teams rolled into Yentna Station on Saturday evening. After recording the time in, dogs in and bib number and then completing the bag check, I asked all the mushers the same question, “How was your run?” All thirteen mushers answered with a variation of great! I heard AWESOME, FABULOUS, AMAZING and …
13 x 13 x 13! Thirteen young mushers left the start line for the 2013 Junior Iditarod while the temperature/wind chill was 13 degrees. The start from Knik Lake went off without a hitch as teams left the starting line in two-minute intervals. The morning was overcast with the temperature in the upper teens – …
Are you wondering about the Jr. Iditarod? Click here and enjoy these photos of the young people and their energetic teams shushing across the lake at the start today of the Jr. Iditarod. While you’re looking at the pictures, imagine being between 14 and 17, racing 150 miles, responsible for your dog team, their safety, …
It’s Friday night and the Junior Iditarod mushers have drawn their bib numbers. Thanks to the generosity of local merchants each participant received a care package that included a musher hat, headband, gloves, socks and other items too numerous to mention. As the mushers and parents enjoyed pizza, the trail boss reviewed the route and …
Thirteen Junior Mushers are registered and set to start the Junior Iditarod on the last Saturday of February. The field for the 2013 Junior Iditarod is composed of an international entry, four lower 48 entries and eight Alaskans. Rookies outnumber the veteran mushers by one. All together the veterans bring eight years of Iditarod experience …
Junior Iditarod contestants attended a symposium at Iditarod Headquarters sponsored by the Junior Iditarod Committee on Thursday evening. With just 40 hours to the start of the Junior Iditarod, the young mushers are enthusiastic and ready to pull the snow hook for the round trip journey to Yentna Station. At the symposium, the junior racers …
by Terrie Hanke The Junior mushers are across the finish line, have celebrated their accomplishments during the banquet held Sunday evening but the midway volunteers and three dropped dogs remain snowbound at the Yentna Station Roadhouse. Being in the hands of the Gabryszaks at the Lodge is a good place to be when grounded but …
By Terrie Hanke The start from Knik Lake for the Junior Iditarod went off without a hitch. Eleven young mushers left the start line at two-minute intervals. The morning was bright and sunny with the temperature in the single digits – crisp but not really cold. Winds were calm. It couldn’t have been nicer but …
The Junior Iditarod mushers have drawn their bib numbers and will be heading to the staging area on Knik Lake for the 10:00 start on Saturday, February 25th. The mushers, ranging in age from 14 to 17, will take a seventy-five mile route out to their layover at Yentna Station Roadhouse. After resting for ten …
