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At 15:17 Tuesday afternoon, Nicolas Petit made the McGrath Checkpoint. On hand to greet Petit and present the inaugural Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award was Marshal Carter, AAT Flight Operations Manager and Jennifer Vanderpool of Hotel McGrath. Nic received a pair of beaver mitts handcrafted by McGrath resident Loretta Maillelle, as well as …
Nicolas Petit is setting a blistering pace as he approaches McGrath. GPS Tracker says he’s moving at 8.6 miles per hour. Looking at races of the past twenty years, it would seem that Nic will set a record for the earliest time into McGrath. In 2014, Aliy Zirkle arrived at McGrath checkpoint at 16:53 with …
With the first teams in Nikolai, folks in McGrath are excited. Likely the front-runners will be here early evening. Why, there may even be enough daylight for some nice photos. Village people will turn out to welcome the first teams to climb off the river into the checkpoint. Of course news media will be here to …
And so it begins! All 52 mushers have successfully left the Willow starting line and are making their way, approximately 1,000 grueling miles, to Nome, AK. Mushers and their teams will traverse some of the most challenging terrain that is beautiful in so many ways. Walking through the musher staging area before the restart, it …
Hello friends, 52 teams are on the trail for the 2019 Iditarod. What excitement there was at the start of the race. Typically teams start on the ice, but this year they moved the actual start line to land because of the recent heavy snowfall and some possible overflow. It was fun seeing the teams …
Ceremonial Start! Fun times!
And they are off !!! Conditions could not have been nicer for the 52 Teams running 11 Miles from 4th Avenue to the Campbell River Airstrip. Unlike other years, where snow was sparse in Anchorage, this year trails are in great shape. Temperatures are kind on spectators and dogs alike. Not too warm, not too …
Hello Friends, As my paws touch the computer there are 30 days until the 2019 Iditarod begins. Aaah-ooooooh! My canine friends can’t wait to get their paws on the trail. There are currently 52 mushers starting with Cindy Abbot through Aliy Zirkle getting ready to run the race. Their drop bags have been filled and …
The 2019 rules allow the mushers to start Iditarod with no more than 14 dogs and no fewer than 12. With the race just a little more than a month away, now is a great time to review the rules and become familiar with the changes. Use this link to access the current 2019 rules. …
On the day of the June Volunteer/Musher Signup Picnic, two musher’s names are drawn at the end of the day to receive the $3,000 entry fee. Anja Radano and Jeff Deeter were the lucky winners! Mushers have a lot of expenses, including dog booties. One bootie costs $3, but most mushing supply companies offer a quantity …
How do race officials avoid a mix up between times before noon and times after noon? In civiliam time, an AM or PM is added to the time. During the race, times are reported using the 24-hour clock known as Military time. Briefly, 12:00 AM or midnight is written as 0000 hours. 1:00 AM is written …
