Mar 19, 2023 Iditarod 51 Special Awards Recipients Honored at Finisher’s Banquet in Nome The 2023 special awards given to mushers during and after Iditarod 51 were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome, Alaska on the evening of Sunday, March 19, 2023. The awards, in entirety, are listed …
Mar 18, 2023 With the final finisher crossing under the burled arch in Nome on Friday, March 17, 2023, the Iditarod Trail Committee is able to announce the official breakdown of the race purse by finishing position. This breakdown is determined based on the number of total finishers, coming in at 29 …
As the final musher to complete the 2023 race, Jason Mackey reached Nome at 17:03 on St. Patrick’s Day with five dogs in harness. Mackey completed the race in 12 days, 2 hours and 3 minutes earning 29th place. He is the recipient of the Lynden “Committed Through the Last Mile” Red Lantern Award. In …
March 17, 2023 Jason Mackey receives the Lynden “Committed through the Last Mile” Red Lantern Award Veteran Iditarod musher Jason Mackey (bib #20) of Knik, Alaska, is the final musher to reach Nome today at 17:03 with 5 dogs in harness. In its second year as a sponsor, Lynden chose to honor the Red …
“One year Later,” is what Gerhardt Thiart repeated numerous times as he shook hands in the chute this afternoon on Front Street. Bridgett Watkins likely had the same thought on her mind as she followed Thiart by 8 minutes to the arch. They were only 60 miles from Nome last year when winds through the …
As of today, New Hampshire Musher, Bailey Vitello, can add Iditarod to his very impressive list of completed races. Bailey was the first musher to make Nome on St. Patrick’s day at 07:49. Sun wasn’t up yet but somewhere in Nome the traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage was likely being prepared. On his …
Kristy and Anna Berington finished Iditarod 2023 sixteen seconds apart. Nothing new there. The twins have run Iditarod together ever since the Northern route of 2012. They’ve stood under the burled arch together in all but one of the races they’ve run since then. In 2018, newly married Kristy, her husband Andy Pohl and Anna …
Nicolas Petit made the arch in 17th place with a time of 10 days, 10 hours and 9 minutes. Petit was born in France, raised in New Mexico and now has his kennel in Big Lake, Alaska. He’s started Iditarod twelve times and has finished nine. His best finish to date, was runner-up behind Dallas …
In total, nine mushers made the burled arch on Wednesday March 15th. Mushers arriving later in the day experienced less wind between White Mountain and Nome than those arriving earlier. But Mother Nature didn’t spare them. These teams experienced the winds along the coast from Koyuk to White Mountain. Dan Kaduce made Nome in …
The fire siren sounded shortly after mid-night on March 15th announcing the arrival of Matthew Failor. Matthew is new to the top ten with this 8th place finish in 9 days 9 hours and 20 minutes. He took the trail with the goal of a top ten finish and was exceptionally happy in the chute …
