We want to thank our volunteers and mushers who took time this week to help us with the sorting of musher return bags and race equipment that came back from the trail. We are about a month late doing all of this due to COVID-19 restrictions. Couldn’t have done it without you all!
The checkpoint of Shaktoolik has been awarded the Iditarod’s Golden Clipboard Award for the 2020 race, a distinguished recognition voted on by the Iditarod Official Finishers Club. Shaktoolik was chosen for its residents’ incredible commitment to providing mushers the best checkpoint accommodations possible in light of restrictions and concerns over COVID-19. Out of precaution and …
Iditarod veteran musher Tim Pappas of Big Lake, Alaska, won the Matson Most Improved Musher Award in only his second Iditarod race. Pappas completed the nearly 1,000-mile race in 11 days, 57 minutes and 36 seconds, finishing in 20th place. Pappas improved 31 places from his previous best finish of 51st in 2016, his rookie …
We are pleased to announce that the Northern Air Cargo Honda Rancher 4×4, pictured, will be awarded to a musher via a special NAC/Iditarod Facebook Live broadcast Thursday, April 30 at 4 p.m. Alaska time (5 p.m. PT, 6 p.m MT, 7 p.m. CT, 8 p.m. ET). Normally the 4-wheeler is given away to …
Student podcasters have a great conversation with experienced musher Mille Porsild. Listen to Mille talk about expeditions and how she is excited about running her first Iditarod. Originally recorded in Oct. 2019. All episodes of Husky Talk are available on SoundCloud.
In this first episode of Tales from the Trail CEO Rob Urbach begins with an interview with 2020 Iditarod Champion, Thomas Waerner. Our team plans to record more interviews with mushers, volunteers and more, sharing a wide range of stories from past and present races. You can find all of our podcasts on our website …
2020 Champion, Thomas Waerner, shares his life long dream and how he felt when he accomplished it.
Pete Kaiser ran the section of the trail from Safety to Nome in 2 hours 47 min. Presented by the Nome Kennel Club since 1973, awarded to a top 20 finishing musher with the fastest time from the Safety checkpoint to Nome. Pete will receive $500 for winning this award.
As part of its partnership with the QRILL Pet Arctic World Series (QPAWS), an Iditarod recap special will be televised by CBS Sports Network on Friday, April 10, at 6 p.m. Alaska Standard Time (7 p.m. PST, 8 p.m. MST, 9 p.m. CST, 10 p.m. EST). “We want to thank CBS Sports Network and Lagardère …
With the final finisher crossing under the burled arch in Nome and the winner of Trifecta selected, 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 34 for the 2020 race. In …
