Iditarod Morning: March 11, 2009
It's snowing in McGrath as the leaders press on to Takotna, and fears about deeper snow and moose. It's Aaron Burmeister's turn to lead.
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Mushing Explained Video: Designing the perfect dog sled
Iditarod mushers are preparing for a particularly bumpy, brutal ride on the trail’s first leg on icy terrain with little snow. Many have modified their run strategies, and adjusted one of the main tools for keeping a competitive edge: their sleds. Many mushers say durability is trumping speed this year as they expect to take a beating along the early trail.
The 2021 Iditarod sled dog race is still on, but will end in Willow
Teams will now travel on a 860-mile loop that starts and ends in the Southcentral community of Willow, instead of heading to Nome.
Nearly a third of Iditarod field scratched, including Nic Petit caught in storm, while Quince Mountain withdrawn
Nearly a third of the 57 mushers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have scratched, including a Girdwood's Nicolas Petit, who activated an alert button seeking rescue Thursday morning because of weather conditions.
Early Trail Conditions Look Good For Mushers
Iditarod 2012 is set to start up this weekend, with the ceremonial start Saturday and the restart in Willow on Sunday, and mushers should see some pretty good conditions over the first couple days of the race.
Dallas Seavey Leading The Way To Shaktoolik
After a quick 5 minute stop in Unalakleet, reigning Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey took the lead and is on the way to Shaktoolik.
Iditapod: A deep dive into Mitch Seavey’s record-setting run
In Episode 16, we talk about the Iditarod's top-20, and take a deep dive into the strategy behind Mitch Seavey's record-breaking run.
Tuesday, March 8th’s Three to Read: catch up on Iditarod 44
Two days into the race, Iditarod strategies are coming into sharper contrast. As mushers leapfrog one another, here's what you need to know to...
Homemade Treats Await Mushers
Photo by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
So far, each of the three mushers who have made it to McGrath, as of 8:08pm Tuesday have...
Meet Sean Underwood, the musher who found out last week he’d be racing the 2020 Iditarod
Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King tapped Underwood, a 28-year-old from Atlanta, to take over his sled dog team after he had emergency surgery.
Iditarod rookie describes trip down steep and twisty Dalzell Gorge as ‘just zip, zoom, zag, bing, bang, boom’
Teams must navigate the Dalzell Gorge on their way to Rohn. It's marked by a series of steep downhills and some very tight turns.
High Winds, Blowing Snow Expected Along Bering Sea Coast
Iditarod teams that reach the coast at Unalakleet will run into a fierce windstorm and blowing snow.
Many Mushers Alter Race Plans After Rough Trail Into Nikolai
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s rough run through the Dalzell Gorge and into Nikolai, many Iditarod mushers have had to act fast to change their race plans.
‘I just knew I was taking him to Nome’: Jason Mackey mushes with Lance Mackey’s ashes
Jason Mackey says he knows that the Iditarod trail was home for his brother.
Friday’s Three to Read: catch up on Iditarod 44
The teams that have been lurking behind the front runners in the spotlight are about to come out of the woodwork. Leading teams are done with their 24-hour layovers (or soon will be) and head to the flat expanses of the Yukon River, where a new race opens up to the Bering Sea coast.
Seavey, Burmeister First to Koyuk; Zirkle, Royer Behind Leaders
Dallas Seavey and Aaron Burmeister were the first two into Koyuk Monday afternoon. Seavy led by only three minutes, though his 50-mile run from Shaktoolik was the fastest by far -- only seven and a half hours. Aliy Zirkle and Jessie Royer arrived later in the afternoon.
Zirkle Maintains First in Iditarod; King, Buser in Pursuit on Sunday
Aliy Zirkle maintained her lead in the 2014 Iditarod Sunday, leaving Shaktoolik about 7:12 a.m. She was fighting off challenges from former champions Jeff King and Martin Buser who followed her out of Shaktoolik on Sunday morning.
As They Leave Kaltag, Mushers Say The Real Racing Is Yet To Come
Iditarod teams are making their way for the Bering Sea Coast, after days of travel along the frozen Yukon River and through the Interior’s boreal forest.
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Low snow causes havoc again with Iditarod
Another low snow year in Alaska is playing havoc with the world's most famous sled dog race, at least for the start.
We're waiting at the river — who will we see first?
Warm temperatures slowed the leaders in the Iditarod as they came through Cripple and headed toward the Yukon River and Ruby overnight. Lance Mackey...