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The Iditarod family met at race headquarters today to remember Joe Delia. Joe has helped the race out in so many ways, not the least of which is offering his home as the Skwentna Checkpoint from the very beginning of the race. You can learn more about Joe and his dedication to the race here. …
Teachers at this year’s Winter Conference for Educators had the fortune to hear Shelley Gill share some of her amazing stories of Alaska, her 1978 Iditarod run, and her work as a humpback whale researcher in Prince William Sound. Shelley is an engaging speaker, and I have always shared her book Kiana’s Iditarod with my …
I’ve said repeatedly that I can make an Iditarod connection to ANY topic. I’m ready to prove it yet again. Today we connect the Iditarod to our study of Lewis and Clark. And not because of the obvious fact that the Lewis and Clark Trail is a historic trail just like the Iditarod Trail. It’s …
Several years ago, we realized that we were never getting to the Geometry Unit that inevitably occurred at the end of the math book and therefore at the end of the school year. We decided to break up the unit into pieces and teach it periodically throughout the year. Inspired by the book Mathematical Art-O- …
It was a race for first place: Dallas Seavey edged by Aily Zirkle and won the 2014 Iditarod by 2 minutes and 22 seconds. It was a race for Rookie of the Year: Nathan Schroeder edged by Abbie West and won the 2014 Rookie of the Year by about 6 minutes. It somehow seems fitting …
Team Zappa made it into Nome! She arrived in 47th place after quite a race to the finish! You couldn’t miss her coming down Front Street in her uber bright Posh House Parka! Her team seemed a little overwhelmed by the traffic, crowds, and people in Nome. Her team tried to make a right hand …
The Nome Library hosted a Meet and Greet with Martin Buser today. He took questions from the fans and was pretty open and honest with his answers. It was clearly a tough race for Martin and the rest of the mushers. It has given them lots to think about. Martin said that his biggest obstacle …
Today I will check another item off of my Bucket List: being an Idita-rider in the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod. I’m riding with Nathan Schroeder from Minnesota. My students have been very concerned about the idea of me riding eleven miles in a dog sled. It may be my fault; I may have filled …
Yesterday was the day it really hit home. The fact that I’m about to head out on this amazing adventure is now more real than ever before! In the morning I attended the Musher Meeting. This is a required meeting for all the mushers where they get their updates on the trail, take care of …
Today the Iditarod Trail Committee Headquarters was hopping – or should I say tail-wagging? Today was the final day for Pre-Race Vet checks. Mushers can have their final checks done by their own vets, or they can take advantage of the race vets and get free checkups at the headquarters. The vet checks are very …