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OFFICIAL RACE MAP 2020 NORTHERN ROUTE

 

2020 Iditarod Media Guide

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• 2020 media registration form (registration is closed for 2020 race)
• 2020 media credential guidelines
• Viewing locations – Anchorage
• Calendar of events
• Race map details
• 2021 musher list
• Iditarod results and history
• Dog care
• Iditarod Sponsors

2020 Champion Summary

Thomas Waerner of Norway won the 2020 Iditarod Sled Dog Race with a time of 9 days, 10 hours, 37 min, and 47 seconds. Waerner also received several Iditarod awards in 2020 including the Northrim Bank Achieve More Award, Ryan Air Gold Coast Award and the Lolly Medley Memorial Golden Harness Award. Read more about Waerner here.

2020 Press Releases

Listed from newest to oldest.

• The Iditarod committed to running 2021 race – Sept. 18, 2020
• Iditarod XLIX opening day entries – June 28, 2020
• Four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser wins Donlin Gold Sportsmanship and Iditarod Most Inspirational Musher awards – June 8, 2020
• 2021 Iditarod Musher Registration Open – June 4, 2020
• K2 and Bark co-lead team to Iditarod victory, earn City of Nome Lolly Medley Golden Harness Award – May 29, 2020
• The Iditarod launches new dog care initiative – May 14, 2020
• Lance Mackey disqualified from Iditarod 2020 – May 7, 2020
• Aaron Burmeister honored with 2020 Northern Air Cargo Herbie Nayokpuk Memorial Award – April 30, 2020
• Community of Shaktoolik awarded Iditarod 2020 Golden Clipboard Award – April 27, 2020
• Veteran Iditarod musher Tim Pappas wins 2020 Matson Most Improved Musher Award – April 22, 2020
• Iditarod XLVIII to be recapped in one-hour special on CBS Sports Network – April 8, 2020
• Iditarod announces race prize money by finishing position – April 7, 2020
• Veteran Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle awarded Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award – March 28, 2020
• Kaci Murringer final Iditarod XLVIII finisher, claims Red Lantern Award – March 22, 2020
• Sean Underwood, Tom Knolmayer and Matthew Failor scratch just prior to Safety checkpoint – March 20, 2020
• Iditarod Trail Committee statement on trail rescue – March 20, 2020
• Robert Bundtzen scratches at Elim checkpoint – March 19, 2020
• Jason Campeau scratches at White Mountain checkpoint – March 19, 2020
• Mille Porsild wins Iditarod XLVIII Rookie of the Year – March 19, 2020
• Nicolas Petit scratches between Elim and White Mountain checkpoints – March 19, 2020
• Robert Redington scratches at Elim checkpoint – March 18, 2020
• Karin Hendrickson scratches at Shaktoolik checkpoint – March 18, 2020
• Quince Mountain withdrawn from 2020 Iditarod – March 18, 2020
• Meredith Mapes scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint – March 18, 2020
• John Schandelmeier scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint – March 18, 2020
• Gabe Dunham scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint – March 18, 2020
• Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner wins Iditarod XLVIII – March 18, 2020
• Kristy Berington scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint – March 17, 2020
• Anna Berington scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint – March 17, 2020
• Thomas Waerner wins Northrim Bank Achieve More Award – March 17, 2020
• Larry Daugherty scratches at Kaltag checkpoint – March 17, 2020
• Aaron Peck scratches at Shaktoolik checkpoint – March 16, 2020
• Richie Diehl scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint – March 16, 2020
• Thomas Waerner first to Unalakleet, wins Ryan Air Gold Coast Award – March 15, 2020
• Martin Massicotte scratches at Galena checkpoint – March 14, 2020
• Linwood Fiedler scratches at Galena checkpoint – March 14, 2020
• Jessie Royer first into Kaltag, wins Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award – March 14, 2020
• Iditarod Trail Committee statement regarding COVID-19 – March 13, 2020
• Iditarod Trail Committee statement on Shaktoolik checkpoint – March 13, 2020
• Alan Eischens scratches at McGrath checkpoint – March 13, 2020
• Nils Hahn scratches at McGrath checkpoint – March 13, 2020
• Jessie Royer first into Ruby, wins The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award – March 13, 2020
• Jeremy Keller scratches at Nikolai checkpoint – March 12, 2020
• Iditarod Trail Committee statement on COVID-19 – March 12, 2020
• Brent Sass first to Cripple, wins GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award – March 11, 2020
• Jessie Royer first to McGrath, wins Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award – March 10, 2020
• Jim Lanier scratches at Rainy Pass checkpoint – March 10, 2020
• Zoya DeNure withdraws from Iditarod XLVIII – March 8, 2020
• 2020 Ceremonial Start Musher Parking Layout – March 5, 2020
• Start order set for Iditarod XLVIII – March 5, 2020
• Media availability at Anchorage Iditarod XLVIII food drops – Feb. 17, 2020
• Iditarod Willow restart shuttle schedule – Feb. 12, 2020
• Iditarod XLVIII volunteer straw packing for sled dogs – Feb. 11, 2020
• Iditarod names Gail Phillips as 2020 honorary musher – Jan. 27, 2020

• Iditarod announces new game of chance for Iditarod XLVIII – Jan. 24, 2020

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