~ 2016 IDITAROD, The Last Great Race ~ |
2016 Iditarod - March 15th |
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Mitch Seavy finished in 2nd place, a mere 45 minutes behind Dallas Seavey. |
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2016 Iditarod - March 12th |
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Brent Sass remains in the lead, roughly 2 third of the way to the finish line in Nome. Dallas Seavy and Mitch Seavey are in 3rd and 4th place. |
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Rookie Musher Mary Helwig (bib #49) of Willow, Alaska, is currently in 77th place, and left the Ophir checkpoint in early afternoon with 14 dogs in her team.
Her next stop will be 73 miles away at Cripple.
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2016 Iditarod - March 10th |
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Linwood Fiedler (bib #41), a resident of Willow, Alaska, is currently in 32nd place after leaving Ophir.Linwood is roughly 100 miles behind Jeff King.
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2016 Iditarod - March 8th |
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Meanwhile, another rookie Kristin Bacon (bib #42) from Big Lake, Alaska, is not far behind in 76th place. With her big smile,
Kristin is obviously enjoying the adventure!
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Rookie Larry Daugherty (bib #43) is a resident of Eagle River, Alaska. Larry left the Rainy Pass in late evening and is on his way to Rohn, currently standing in 82nd position. |
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Veteran Musher James Volek from Big Lake ends the day in 58th position, and is on his way to the Nikolai checkpoint. |
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2016 Iditarod - March 7th |
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At the last update of the day, Aliy Zirkle is in 3rd place. Mitch Seavy and Paul Gebhardt round out the top five. |
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Musher Jan Steves (bib #25) was forced to leave the race earlier in the day at the Skwetna checkpoint, after sustaining a broken rib. Also scratching is Martin Koenig
(bib #86) due to illness.
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2016 Iditarod - March 6th |
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Day 1 of the race: 85 teams started the 1,000 mile race from Willow to Nome on March 6th. Musher Scott Janssen wearing bib #2, opened the trail.
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2014 Iditarod - March 11th |
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Aliy Zirkle, for the third time in a row, finished in second place, roughly 2 minutes behind Dallas. Mitch Seavey arrived in Nome in third place. |
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2014 Iditarod - March 8th |
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Jessie Royer checked out of Nulato in late morning with 15 dogs on her team, and heading to Kaltag.
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Robert Sorlie of Norway is in 11th position, right behind Dallas Seavey. Wade Marrs is in 15th position. Karin Hendrickson checked into Galena, in 37th position.
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2014 Iditarod - March 7th |
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Twin sisters Anna and Kristy Berington are in 44th and 42nd place respectively. They are almost half way through the race, on their way to the Ruby checkpoint |
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2014 Iditarod - March 6th |
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Rookie Musher Nathan Schroeder (bib #25) has managed a respectable 22nd position. Danny Seavy left Ophir just before midnight. |
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Justin Savidis and Rookie Musher Lisbet Norris are on their way to Ophir, while Paul Gebhardt checked into Cripple.
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2014 Iditarod - March 4th |
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Rookie Tommy Jordbrudal was able to navigate the treacherous trails through Rohn. Matt Failor, in 33rd place, checked into Nikolai in late evening.
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Karen Ramstead just pulled out of the race after the Rohn checkpoint. |
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2014 Iditarod - March 4th |
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Multiple mushing teams run head to head on the Iditarod trail. Karen Ramstead, Ray Redington Jr.
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2014 Iditarod - March 2nd |
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Iditarod 42 welcomes several teams from Norway and one representative of Sweden. Norwegian Musher Yvonne Dabakk on the first leg of the endurance race, as she passes by Gus Guenther. |
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Two more rookie Mushers, Katherine Keith (bib #63), and Abbie West (bib #69), lead their dog teams out of Willow.
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2014 Iditarod - March 1st |
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The twin sisters, Anna Berington (bib #52) and
Kristy Berington (bib #56) are riding the Iditarod trail together.
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Rookie Musher Yvonne Dabakk from Oslo, Norway, seen waving her national flag, is thrilled to participate in the legendary race to Nome.
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2013 Iditarod - March 12th |
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Aliy Zirkle finished in 2nd place once again, a repeat of last year's race. Zirkle lost to Seavey by only 23 minutes, crossing the finish line with 10 dogs on her team. |
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2013 Iditarod - March 10th |
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Musher Joar Leifseth Ulsom is in 5th position, an outstanding performance so far
for the first time Iditarod rookie Musher.
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Kristy Berington is in 45th place, leaving the Eagle Island checkpoint. Anna and Kristy are still riding the Iditarod trail together. Rookie Musher Cindy Abbott has reached Shageluk, in 60th position. She is approximately 300 miles behind the race leader. |
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2013 Iditarod - March 9th |
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Lance Mackey is in 11th position in Kaltag, while Ray Redington Jr. is in 10th place.
Jeff King is in 12th place.
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2013 Iditarod - March 8th |
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Jessie Royer (bib #30) has also checked into Grayling and is in 6th place. |
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Gerry Willomitzer and Mike Williams Sr. are in the middle of the pack, in 30th and 31st position respectively. They both left the Iditarod
checkpoint early in the morning.
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2013 Iditarod - March 7th |
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Ramey Smyth, bib #38, leaves Ophir in the morning and continues on to Iditarod, an 80 mile stretch. Ramey is currently in 29th place.
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Rookie Musher Joar Leifseth Ulsom from Norway has managed a respectable 10th position, trailing Ray Redington Jr. |
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2013 Iditarod - March 6th |
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The twin sisters, Anna Berington (bib #31) and
Kristy Berington (bib #20) are riding the Iditarod trail together. They are in 36th and 35th place respectively,
and both with 14 dogs on their team as they check into Takotna.
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Rookie Musher Mike Ellis with his team of Husky dogs (below) are in 48th place. First time Iditarod participant Christine Roalofs is in 60th place as she
reaches the checkpoint of Nikolai. Kelley Griffin reached Takotna in 27th position.
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2013 Iditarod - March 5th |
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Deedee Jonrowe checked into McGrath in 7th place with 16 dogs on her team, behind Paul Gebhardt, while Jodi Bailey (below) is in 37th position. |
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Linwood Fiedler (left) checked into Nikolai in 40th place behind Wade Marrs. |
2013 Iditarod - March 4th |
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Jamaican Musher Newton Marshall (right) makes a come back in the Iditarod after skipping the 2012 race. 2013 is Newton's 3rd participation in the Iditarod. |
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After his last run in 2005, we are glad to see that Canadian Musher Aaron Peck is back on the Iditarod trail this year.
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2013 Iditarod - March 3rd |
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Rookie Musher Travis Beals of Seward, bib #22, mushes his way to the first check point at Yentna station (below).
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At the end of day one, Musher Scott Janssen made the decision to abandon the race at Rainy Pass, due to concerns for his dog team. Aaron Burmeister (left) outside of Willow. |
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2013 Iditarod - March 2nd |
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Martin Buser and Jim Lanier emerge from the thick fog. Visibility was fairly limited.
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The Iditarod always draws large crowds. Jake Berkowitz is greeted by cheering fans as he mushes down 4th Avenue at the Ceremonial Race Start on
Saturday.
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Iditarod History |
The Mushers of the Iditarod race over 1000 miles from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. |
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