Veteran Iditarod musher Richie Diehl (bib #16) of Aniak, Alaska, scratched at 1:30 p.m. today at the Unalakleet checkpoint. Diehl made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Diehl had 11 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch. Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Peck (bib #36) …
Veteran Iditarod XLVIII competitor Thomas Waerner (bib #40), of Torpa, Norway, was the first musher to reach the Unalakleet checkpoint at 10:08 a.m. today with 12 dogs in harness, winning the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. Ryan Air employee Allen Ivanoff presented Waerner with the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. The award consists of $2,000 in gold …
Veteran Iditarod musher Linwood Fiedler (bib #8) of Willow, Alaska, scratched at 1 p.m. today at the Galena checkpoint. Fiedler made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Fiedler had 14 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch. Rookie Iditarod musher Martin Massicotte (bib #2) …
Iditarod musher Jessie Royer received the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award as the first to reach the Kaltag checkpoint in the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Royer arrived in Kaltag at approximately 3:18 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, with 13 dogs. BBNC will present her with the 2020 Fish First Award at …
The Iditarod continues to engage with the State of Alaska’s chief medical officer in order to ensure we are deploying best preventative practices including pre-flight screenings for staff and hyper diligence with regard to personal hygiene and disinfection of surfaces. Moreover, the Iditarod has pared down its staff to essential personnel limited to veterinarians, logistics, …
The Iditarod continues to utilize best practices and caution regarding COVID-19. In consultation with the community of Shaktoolik and in the continued interest of public health, the Iditarod is moving its official checkpoint to outside the community of Shaktoolik, the 19th checkpoint along the northern route of the Iditarod trail. As in all checkpoints, mushers …
Veteran Iditarod musher Nils Hahn (bib #56) of Nome, Alaska, scratched at 8 a.m. today at the McGrath checkpoint. Hahn made the decision to scratch “in the best interest of our dogs.” Hahn had 13 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch. Veteran Iditarod musher Alan Eischens (bib #49) of …
Veteran Iditarod XLVIII musher Jessie Royer (bib #31), of Fairbanks, Alaska, is the first to arrive at the Ruby checkpoint at 6:37 a.m. with 14 dogs in harness. In doing so, Royer claims The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award. The award consists of a five-course meal prepared by The Lakefront Anchorage executive chef Roberto …
Veteran Iditarod musher Jeremy Keller (bib #47) of Knik, Alaska, scratched at 3:05 p.m. today at the Nikolai checkpoint. Due to current events, Keller has made the difficult decision to scratch as he wants to be home with his friends and family during this stressful time. Keller is currently mushing his team back to Willow, …
In consultation with the chief medical officer for the State of Alaska and recommendations put forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization in response to COVID-19, the Iditarod has decided to postpone both the Meet the Mushers event on March 21 and its Awards Banquet on March 22 …
