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Since 2012 we’ve been seeing double on the trail. Kristy and Anna Berington have conquered the Iditarod Trail together. Kristy ran without Anna in 2010 and 2011 and now Anna ran without Kristy in 2024. It was a decision the twins made – it would be easier to write a check for only one entry …
Travis Beals has earned 6th place with a time of 9 days 14 hours and 39 minutes. This marks a fourth top ten finish for the Seward musher. His highest finish came in 2019 when he completed the southern route in 5th place. His bet time on the northern route came in 2016 – 9 …
You’re a serious race fan if you check tracker before email in the morning. What you found this morning was a rather amazing sight. There were mushers moving again so green versus orange flags AND they were all between Ophir and Ruby. Roughly 143 miles separates the leader from the 38th team. That’s right 38 …
Finger Lake got its name because of its shape – long and narrow with a slight bend just like a finger – very much like your pointer finger. At one time, the checkpoint was across the lake from where it’s located today. Now the checkpoint is located right beneath Winter Lake Lodge. Back a few …
A lively crowd of over 1,000 race fans, sponsors and supporters filled up the Dena’ina Civic Convention Center for the annual Iditarod Mushers Drawing Banquet. The banquet is the largest fundraiser for the Iditarod Trail Committee, which is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. The 52nd running of the Last Great Race on Earth® …
Thursday night of race week is the Musher Meet and Greet then Banquet and Bib Draw at the Dena’ina Center in downtown Anchorage. Mushers, sponsors, family, friends and race fans will gather to chat with a favorite musher, collect autographs and celebrate the start of Iditarod LII. It’s a gala event with a fine meal …
Teachers at the Iditarod Winter Conference were treated to a mini-Iditarod with three important stops today. First, we headed out to Iditarod Headquarters to see the mushers bringing in their dogs for final vet checks. Second, we met for lunch at the Broken Boat Grill at Knik Lake. Third, we visited Turning Heads Kennel to …
Our love of Iditarod starts and ends with the dogs. For my family, visiting a kennel on our recent vacation to Alaska was non-negotiable. We wanted to learn more about summer training, dog care, and the challenging road to running the Iditarod from veteran mushers. Oh, and I was extremely excited to pet some puppies! …
Alaska is filled with an incredible diversity of wildlife. There are marvelous creatures we don’t see often in the lower 48, and it is difficult to truly understand their majesty and power. For our trip this past week we compiled a “bucket list” of animals we hoped to see in the wild. Moose were at …
The first few sentences of the 51st Chapter of the book of Iditarod were written on Saturday June 25th at the Musher Sign-up and Volunteer Picnic. It’s a gala annual event held the final Saturday of June to thank the throng of volunteers who make the race happen and welcome mushers as they commit to …
