The Berington Twins had the most colorful gang line at the Iditarod start! Mushers often make their own lines. Andy Pohl, Kristi Berington’s husband created
Jessica Klejka won the Jr. Iditarod by just 2 seconds in 2008. She’s a rookie in Iditarod XLVII. At the Ceremonial Start this morning, Klejka
Before the Iditarod, Sled Dog get Physicals much like human athletes before participating in a sport. Kristin Bacon is loading Zsa Zsa into a dog
What’s in the sled bag? Every musher is required to carry some mandatory gear. Locate the race rules on the Iditarod web page. Find out
It was Iditarod 2004. Sue Allen out of No Snow Kennel in Wasilla, Alaska was about to start her rookie Iditarod. It was an exciting
Not every one gets to see the great mountain when visiting Alaska. Many days it’s cover by clouds. On the weekend of Jr. Iditarod the
The Jr. Iditarod is a 150-mile race for mushers between the ages of 14 and 17. They run 75-miles out to Yentna Station then park
The JR Iditarod mushers run 75 miles out to the Yentna Station Road House. The starter/timer out at Yentna records the time each of the
How can the first team to cross the finish line be the winner if teams depart from the start at 2 minute intervals? Teams are
How many booties will a musher need for the southern route? Assume a musher will change booties once every 50 miles. The actual length of
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If you were not able to attend our Winter Conference in Anchorage this year, do not worry! The Iditarod education department is teaming up
Are people in Nome always waiting at the finish line for mushers to arrive? Nope! But when a musher is about one mile away, a
Jessie Holmes did it! He was the first musher to guide his team under the Burled Arch in the wee hours of Friday morning. Of
This morning bib number 15, Jessie Holmes, was the first musher into White Mountain just as the sun was rising over the Niukluk River. While
In the Iditarod world, more than half of the remaining mushers have reached the coast! Your students might notice that mushers are staying an extra
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