A standard marathon is 26.2 miles in length. Iditarod’s Southern Route is 998 miles long. That is pretty close to the length of 39 marathons. If you’ve ever met a marathoner at the finish line, the runner is spent. Even if you give your runner something to drink, a chunk of banana and an orange …
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In the case of Iditarod photos, a person could study a picture for a very long time and find something new the next time around. Throughout the race, photographers David Poyzer and Siri Raitto will be populating the race photo gallery. There are two places to …
Lance Mackey, often referred to as the peoples champion, will be honored by the Iditarod Nation during the 11 mile Ceremonial run from 4th Avenue to Campbell Airstrip. A member of his family, wearing bib #1, will occupy the sled of Jr. Iditarod Champion, Emily Robinson gliding through the streets of Anchorage lined with thousands …
The Iditarod announced today that Capstone Family Medicine will be extending their Iditarod partnership. Capstone was an invaluable partner during the 2021 and 2022 races as their staff administered over 10,000 COVID tests to ensure delivery of the Iditarod’s COVID Prevention Plan and its objective of zero community transmission. Capstone’s healthcare team operating out of …
Race week is hectic or perhaps even chaotic but it’s organized and it’s exciting to be a part of. There is plenty to keep race fans busy during the week and it might include taking a turn on a Ferris wheel. For me, Iditarod begins on the last Saturday of February. Wait, wait you say! …
Musher start order set for Iditarod 51 Iditarod will again offer shuttle service to restart in Willow Anchorage, Alaska – A lively crowd filled up the Dena’ina Civic Convention Center for the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Mushers Banquet. The banquet is the largest fundraiser for the Iditarod Trail Committee, which …
The final three rookie mushers you’ll meet in this segment have all called the lower 48 home. Jennifer LaBar grew up in Tennesse while Greg and Bailey Vitello currently reside in Milan, New Hampshire. LaBar has since moved to Healy, Alaska. Jennifer LaBar has hiked 1,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail and is now ready …
The three Iditarod rookies introduced in this segment of Rookie Review include Jed Stephensen who lives in Idaho, Eddie Burke Jr. who grew up in anchorage and Hunter Keefe from Michigan. all live in the lower 48. Jed Stephensen who lives with his wife and twin sons in Sandpoint, Idaho, grew up in Germany where …
The three mushers featured in this part of Rookie review were also rookies in 2022. KattiJo Deeter, Gerhart Thiart and Bridgett Watkins were three of the six mushers who were forced to scratch due to the infamous Blow Hole storm. But they are back to attend to unfished business and achieve their goal of standing …
The Sunday night Finisher’s Banquet marked the 4th time in the past three days when all the Jr. Iditarod mushers were gathered together. The first being for the musher meeting on Friday, then at the start Saturday morning, next as they camped at Yentna on the shore of the river and gathered around the campfire …
