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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 …
Dear Fellow Teachers, What a great race! I took some time to head back to Alaska to visit some former sled dog team members. It was an exciting trip, and I was so happy to see my friends. The howling in the kennel yard, seeing the harnesses hanging ready to be used, the sled awaiting …
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. …
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 …
There is a very famous sprint mushing kennel in Tanana, Erhart Kennel. Long distance race champions Hugh Neff and Joe Runyan have trained with Lester Erhart. What races have Joe Runyan and Hugh Neff won? Runyan has won both the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest. Neff has won the Quest. Some of the young …
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! …
What musher is wearing Fullerton colors? What Musher is a 4th grade teacher? What Musher was raised near Liverpool, England? The thing they have in common is that they are all running in the back of the pack.
Aliy Zirkle has finished Iditarod fifteen times including three consecutive second place finishes. Zirkle makes it no secret that she wants to be the next woman to win the Iditarod and she’s willing to put forth the necessary effort to do so in training her dogs and herself. Zirkle is the only woman to have …
DeeDee Jonrowe, a breast cancer survivor dresses in pink and is very colorful on the trail. DeeDee is running in her 35th Iditarod. She’s like the energizer bunny, she keeps going and going. In less that a half mile, DeeDee will be checking into Nenana, turning in her bib for safe keeping until she reaches Safety …