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Dear Friends, If you like math, here is a problem to solve. As of Thursday evening, 24 mushers with an average of 11 dogs each have crossed the finish line in Nome. How many of us sled dogs have come into the town? Nome is not a big city. Where do we sled dogs go? …
Here you go! Print these certificates and fill them out for your students that finish your IditaRead program this year. And please send us pictures of your IdtaRead bulletin boards, digital displays, etc. We love to share the success stories. (Please send photos with indication if whether they can be shared on social media or …
The Iditarod is an amazing role model for building relationships. It’s one of the few cultures I’ve been in where friendships form instantly, dogs melt your heart on an hourly basis, and the wide open landscapes of ice, snow, and mountains take your breath away and make you want to linger for a day or …
Dear Friends, It has been so exciting seeing the mushers arriving in Nome, tired but happy and triumphant! Little by little more teams are arriving. The mushers have given credit to their sled dogs for working as a team to get across Alaska. If you are able to see the GPS tracker, you see two …
Hello friends, The 52nd running of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race has a winner! Dallas Seavey claimed the title at 5:16 PM Alaska time. He had 10 of my K9 friends at the finish line. The entire race took him 9 days, 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 8 seconds. This was his 6th Iditarod victory …
Today Dallas Seavey won the 2024 Iditarod, earning a record-breaking six championships. He crossed the finish line under the Burled Arch at 5:16 pm Alaska time with ten dogs. Dallas honored his lead dogs Aero and Timon, saying, “they brought the team home for everyone.” It was amazing to be right on Front Street in …
Dear Friends, Throughout the history of the Iditarod, there have been family connections between mushers. In 2017, Dallas Seavey and his dad ended up finishing second and first, with Dallas coming into Nome about 2 1/2 hours after his father, Mitch. Brothers have raced together; husbands and wives have been competitors. This year, for the …
Hello friends, This is it pups, the end of the Iditarod is in our site. As of this writing Dallas Seavey (picture), Matt Hall, and Jessie Holmes are in White Mountain with Travis Beals, Jeff Deeter, and Paige Drobny heading that way. Following Rule #13, teams must stop in White Mountain for 8 hours before …
I arrived in Nome today and actually got to see the finish line! I was with another new friend, a veterinarian, and we were walking through town to see what we could see. We headed down the hill—and there it was! The Finish banner! It felt surreal! The sign was up and there was the …
Dear Friends, There are wonderful schools in each of the populated checkpoints. I say populated, because some checkpoints are either ghost towns (abandoned) or just places for mushers to stop, get their supplies, and have vets available. Yentna Station is a roadhouse, population 8, where the family hosts people who want to visit interior …