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The ever smiling Aliy Zirkle finished the 2015 Iditarod in 5th place. A very large crowd turned out on Front Street to greet and cheer for the Queen of Hearts. Aliy has had a string of 2nd places finishes in the past three years. Mushing fans who remember back to when Libby Riddles and Susan …
The Queen of Hearts, Aliy Zirkle, followed Aaron Burmeister into Unalakleet by 2 hours and 17 minutes. Zirkle and Burmeister have their teams bedded down on the leeward side of the snow berms created on the slough in front of the checkpoint. The berms are created for wind protection an for today, it’s a pretty …
March 11 Nome 2:18 am Seavey and Zirkle within a mile What began as victory lap yesterday afternoon at 3PM for Jeff King has now become a neck and neck battle between 1xchamp Dallas Seavey and Aliy Zirkle, second in 2012 and 2013. A brief summary of events to describe the evening: Jeff King and …
Nome— March 10— 10:45pm—Turmoil on the Trail—Aliy passes King before Safety In a development that’s pure sports, we are receiving word from the trail that Aliy Zirkle has passed Jeff King. A call to our live broadcast center at City Hall, Nome, gave a brief description of howling winds that have stopped Jeff King a …
March 9 Koyuk—2:07PM—Aliy and King in Koyuk at 2:07PM Koyuk is a warm, friendly village set on a hillside on the north side of Norton Sound. The noon sun shines directly on the village, the clear ice on roads like a mirror. The Koyukuk are great, known for exuberance and interest in the race. They …
March 9 1PM —Koyuk—Zirkle leads, King gradually gains Our plane departed UNK about noon in warm weather for destination Koyuk. I debated putting on my big parka, thinking it would be much colder when we arrived Koyuk. We would follow the trail as it wound overland over the Blueberry Hills, then fall off a high …
Joe Runyan and Sebastian Schnuelle on snowmachine have left Unalakleet to follow the leaders. My job is here in Unalakleet keeping track of the teams as they arrive and depart the first checkpoint located on the Bering Sea. Thirteen teams have passed through and without having to go out on a limb; the winner is …
UNK-9am–Zirkle and KIng to Koyuk
Unk—9am—The race to the front We are in a desultory lull here at the UNK checkpoint waiting for incoming mushers. So, in the checkpoint we have a discussion with the Norwegian snowmachiners resting here, checkpoint officials, a few interested fans from Unalakleet, my colleagues from team Insider and attempt to evaluate the race. Take it …
March 8 unk—9pm—Aliy departs UNK on ice and dirt trail to Shaktoolik Aliy Zirkle, our new race leader, departs Unalakleet at about 8:48pm. The sky is clear and a half moon hangs in the sky. Yet, it seems very dark, especially as wind has picked up. Always on the coast you have this sensation that …
March 8 unk 4:39PM Aliy first to the Bering Sea Coast! Aliy Zirkle into Unalakleet and the first musher to the Bering Sea Coast. A crowd from the village claps and hollers as eleven in harness and Aliy travel at a very fast trot on the glare ice of the Unalakleet River to arrive on …
