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Iditarod Special Awards & Record Holders Archive

Champions Year Musher Time to Nome 2021 Seavey, Dallas 07d 14h 08m 57s 2020 Waerner, Thomas 09d 10h 37m 47s 2019 Kaiser, Peter 09d 12h 39m 06s 2018 Leifseth Ulsom, Joar 08d 12h 00m 00s 2017 Seavey, Mitch 08d 03h 40m 13s 2016 Seavey, Dallas 08d 11h 20m 16s 2015 Seavey, Dallas 08d 18h 13m …

Eye on the Trail: Iditarod XLVII Awards Photo Journal

The finisher’s Banquet in Nome is a gala event celebrating both the challenge and success of the Iditarod.  Special awards are presented and the recipients have the opportunity to speak about the events surrounding the award.  Each musher is called to the podium in finish order to receive recognition and have the opportunity to share …

Iditarod XLVII Special Awards

Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award – Nicolas Petit First Musher to McGrath – Beaver Mitts by Loretta Maillelle of McGrath Musher hat made by Rosalie Egrass of McGrath   GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award – Aliy Zirkle First Musher to Iditarod – $3,000 in gold nuggets, Commemorative Trophy   The Lakefront Anchorage …

Finishers Banquet

    Hi Boys and Girls, This years Iditarod wrapped up Sunday night at the Finishers Banquet.  After a yummy dinner, all the awards earned were given out.  Congratulations to the award winners. This years awards: PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award- presented to the first musher to reach the checkpoint of Mcgrath.  This years winner …

Awards!

Hello friends, Here it is . . . the end of another Iditarod. Lots of my K9 friends crossed under the Burled Arch in Nome with happy faces and tail wags. 52 teams finished the race with Joar Leifseth Ulsom claiming first and Magnus Kaltenborn claiming the Red Lantern. The Finisher’s Banquet was held Sunday …

Eye on the Trail: Iditarod XLVI Awards

The celebration of success for Iditarod finishers was held at the Nome Recreation Center in snowy windy Nome on March 18, 2018.  Why would the weather be any different for the banquet than what it was on the trail during the race?  Mushers with the families, friends, kennel workers as well as race sponsors and …

The Banquet

Paws Along the Trail with the Awards Banquet Tonight all of the mushers, many volunteers, Iditarod staff, and fans gathered in a large gym in Nome for the Awards Banquet.  The food was spectacular and many people left the buffet line with multiple full plates.  Mushers may need to regain weight.  Tim Muto, during his …

Zoom Lens: Awards

The PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award is designed cooperatively between CEO Danny Seybert of PenAir and artist Jon VanZyle.  The award represents the spirits of the sixteen dogs and the spirit of the musher becoming one in the Iditarod.  The Aleut hat became a part of the art work because of Seybert’s Aleut ancestry. What …

Eye on the Trail: Awards for Iditarod XLV

Iditarod XLV Special Awards Presented at Finisher’s Banquet in Nome Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award Nicolas Petit – Tanana $3,500 in freshly minted $1 bills and five-course gourmet meal   PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award Wade Marrs – Ruby $500 flight credit and John Van Zyle Art   GCI Dorothy G. Page …

The Finishers Banquet

Hi Boys and Girls, Last night was the awards banquet in Nome.  It was held at the Nome Recreation Center. The banquet is to congratulate all the finishers of this years race.  There are also awards given out.  This years awards are: PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award– Presented to the first musher to Ruby. The …