Gypsy

March 11, 2017 Morning Update

Hi Boys and Girls, First an apology. I have been having technical difficulties today and this did not get posted this morning. Hopefully my computer will cooperate the rest of the race! The 24 rests are being completed and things are getting really interesting.   Wade Marrs has taken the lead and has left Huslia. Dallas …

March 10, 2017 Evening Update

Hi Boys and Girls, Good Evening. It looks like the teams are starting to take their 24 hour rest. Things will be pretty quiet for awhile. We will also start seeing a shift in positions. The next 24-48 hours should be really interesting.              Who’s In First As of 14:44 …

Mitch Seavey First into Huslia

Hi Boys and Girls, In this mornings update I told you about Mitch Seavey. I have a little more information and some pictures that I would like to share with you. Mitch arrived first into the Huslia checkpoint. Huslia is the halfway point in the race this year. For being first Mitch received a trophy …

March 10, 2017 Morning Update

Hi Boys and Girls, Happy Friday? Do you have any plans this weekend? While you are resting and having fun, the teams will be moving down the trail. If you can, check race updates by going to Iditarod.com There you can check race updates and read all the K9 reporters stories.         …

March 9, 2017 Evening update

Hi Boys and Girls, Hope you had a great day at school. How are you doing with following the race. I’ve seen some of the great projects going on in your classrooms. You are having so much fun. I wish I could be there with all of you. I love learning new things. The race …

March 9, 2017 Morning Update

Hi Boys and Girls, Good morning. I hope you had a good nights sleep. The teams have been busy over night. 20 teams have arrived into Ruby. The top 3 teams have left Ruby heading to Galena. We have our first Scratch. Another award has been won. Keep reading for the details!       …

March 8, 2017 Evening Update

Hi Boys and Girls, The teams have been on the trail for 2 full days now. Every team that started the race is still on the trail. No on has scratched. I sure hope it stays that way!         Who’s In First As of 13:12 AST, the top 5 mushers have remained …

March 8, 2017 Morning update

Hi Boys and Girls, Good morning! The teams are moving well down the trail. We have seen a lot of change in position as the teams settle in. The teams are also starting to spread out a little. We should see more of this as the race continues.         Who’s In First …

On The Trail

Hi Boys and Girls,                                                                                                       …

How to Follow the Race

Hi Boys and Girls, Everyone is heading to Fairbanks today for the Restart tomorrow. Since today is a quiet day, I thought I’d go over the Race update sheet. Once the race starts, you can go to: http://iditarod.com/race/current-standings/ for the latest updates. There are no updates yet so I am using one from last year. …