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Dear Friends, I wrote about the mushers packing their sleds with things for us sled dogs, but what do the mushers need? If you go to iditarod.com, Race Center, Information for Mushers, and then 2021 Iditarod Rules, you will see a list of what MUST be on a musher’s sled at all times. In fact, …
The JR Iditarod mushers run 75 miles out to the Yentna Station Road House. The starter/timer out at Yentna records the time each of the JR Iditarod mushers checks into the halfway checkpoint. Your problem is to calculate the time each of the mushers can depart Yentna for the finish line in Willow. The mushers …
How can the first team to cross the finish line be the winner if teams depart from the start at 2 minute intervals? Teams are required to take a long rest. For the JR Iditarod it’s 10 hours and for Iditarod it’s 24 hours. A time adjustment is added to their departure after the long …
Hello friends, It’s getting closer – the 49th running of The Last Great Race! Teachers and students from around the world are gearing up by reading books, discovering mushers to follow, and preparing classrooms with maps. Schools and classes follow the race in various ways. Some read the free daily reports to see the progress …
How many booties will a musher need for the Gold Trail Loop? Assume a musher will put new booties on at the start and when leaving every checkpoint. The musher is starting with 14 dogs and plans to finish with 14 dogs. Remember that a musher is required to carry 8 booties in the sled …
Dear Friends, This week, the mushers are busily checking and rechecking their gear to carry on the sleds. Did you know they must bring supplies for their sled dogs? Clean, dry booties for feet Insulated dog coats Non-chafing harnesses Dog food: kibble, frozen meats, dog snacks A cooker – needed to heat water so …
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. Veteran Mitch Seavey and Rookie Gabe Dunham were the lucky winners for 2020! Mushers have a lot of expenses, including dog booties. One bootie costs $3, but most mushing …
Hello friends, Another change in the 49th running of the Iditarod is no Musher Banquet. This is sad for us because it was …
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 …
There are 10 teams registered to run the Jr. Iditarod. The Jr. Iditarod begins on the last Saturday of February. The honorary musher will wear bib #1. The competing mushers will wear bibs 2 through 11. Bib #2 will leave the start at exactly 10:00 am. Teams will follow at two-minute intervals. What time will …