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Responsible Racing?
What has happened to responsible racing? Iditarod is all about doing well and placing, it is a race after all, but the recent accusations of ITC being not quick enough to rescue mushers are out of line. When a storm moves in, it is every mushers choice, to continue to race hard or to switch …
MARCH 13 Nome-2pm—36 mushers into Nome With 36 mushers into Nome, and only 13 left on the Iditarod trail, the scene in Nome is something like a big mixer for mushing fanatics. Friends of the musher, handlers, family walk about the Iditarod headquarters, venture over to the finish line to watch a mushing colleague finish, …
Just before 8:30 Thursday morning Allen Moore and his young team reached the finish line. The veteran was met at the finish line by his wife Aliy Zirkle.
I spent the day listening to stories… one of my all time favorite things to do! Earlier this year, I shared with you the story of how Aliy Zirkle and Martin Buser were carrying some vaccines down the trail this year to highlight the need for vaccinating children early enough to help with disease prevention. …
I have had the pleasure of working with about fifty-two classes via Skype. I’ve chatted with them live, via Skype messenger and video message and of course through this blog to bring the race and the trail to life for them in a way that they can understand and appreciate. One of the schools, Southborough …
It was a tight race for rookie of the year! It was almost like a repeat of the Dallas Seavey and Aliy Zirkle finish with two teams in the chute at the same time! I was awoken this morning by the siren going off… I checked the tracker and realized that the siren must be …
With a night of unprecedented drama surrounding the finish of Iditarod 42, fans are hungry for more as the mushers, even today, persevere through winds that would drive less hardy souls inside and under the covers. It was no picnic for anyone (Dallas Seavey, Aliy Zirkle, Mitch Seavey and Joar Leifseth Ulsom) coming to the …
Veteran musher Jessie Royer cracks the top 10 as she makes it to Nome with 10 dogs. Royer was met at the finish line by runner-up Aliy Zirkle.
Hi Boys and Girls, What a day! I hope you were able to watch the finish on Insider. Dallas Seavey became the winner of Iditarod 42 and he didn’t even realize he was in the lead. Congratulations to Dallas!!! Aliy Zirkle was 2 minutes behind him and placed second. It just doesn’t get too much …
MARCH 11 Nome 12:20 PM Mushers follow lead pack into Nome—Winds at Solomon Blow Hole Reality is not standing still in Nome, with winds reported 45 and gusting 55 in blow holes along the coast, and mushers continuing to march towards the finish line. Sonny Lindner just crossed the finish line as I write in …
