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REVISED 2/28 1:46pm We are so excited that you are joining us for the 2019 Winter Conference for Teachers! Below you will find our planned “Run/Rest Schedule” for the conference. As with the actual race, things are always subject to change due to weather or changes in strategy! Monday, February 25th – Juneau Room, Marriott Hotel …
It’s that time of year again! Teacher on the Trail application time! We’d like you to meet the applicants for 2020 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™, read their bios, and view some of their lessons. This year, Six educators completed their application process and mailed the document to our department to be considered as …
One great way to help your students see the challenges that the land of Alaska throws at the mushers is by plotting the trail on a topographic map. This allows students to see the changes in elevation that the teams must make as they travel east to west along the trail. An Augmented Reality Sandbox …
Paws Along the Trail, Riding With the Team What an exciting day! The streets of Anchorage, Alaska, were filled with graded snow, dog trucks, sleds, and hundreds of volunteers and onlookers. Those of us who had the privilege to be IditaRiders followed our maps to check in with our mushers. We were to ask them …
Hi Boys and Girls, Did you know that there are two routes used for the Iditarod trail- the Northern Route and the Southern Route. The Northern Route is run during even numbered years and the Southern Route during odd numbered years. In the early years of the race, only what is now called the Northern …
Howdy Teachers! The summer was sure a busy one here at the kennels…new things were built, repairs made, and best of all, new puppies! It is exciting to watch the little ones as they acclimate to their new surroundings, sounds, and people who will be their lifeline as they mature. It made me think …
Counting the Iditarod 2017 ONE Musher Wins the Iditarod Mitch Seavey was the first musher to Nome this year. Mitch finished the race in 8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes, and 13 seconds. He is the oldest musher to win the Iditarod at the age of 57. Mitch also won the Iditarod in 2004 and …
What does the first weekend in February have in common with the first weekend in March? Fans of long distance mushing don’t have to think twice to answer. It’s the start of the longest sled dog races on the North American Continent, the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod. On February 4th, twenty-eight days prior to …
Essential Question: What role does nutrition play in an athletes performance? (Energy/Nutrition/Metabolism/Cellular Respiration) By Sid Lucas Students use problem-based learning strategies to calculate dog food quantities necessary to supply the calories required for each food drop along the Iditarod Trail according to a race plan and run/rest schedule determined by an Iditarod musher. This lesson …
Hello IditaRiders! You will soon be headed down the trail for an 11 mile ride at the Start of the 2017 Iditarod! Get Ready for your ride! Congratulations to the bidders and welcome to the 2017 IditaRider Adventure! IditaRider Coordinator, Kerry Quade, will be coordinating your ride and week’s events. Please watch for email and …
