Iditarod

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King, Schnuelle, Baker Battle for Lead out of Nikolai

Photo by Patrick Yack, APRN -Anchorage Each musher's sled is equipped with a tracking device that pinpoint the musher's precise location. A sled full of...

Canadians Make Their Mark as Mushers

Eight Canadians, including early leader Sebastian Schnuelle of Whitehorse, Yukon and Karen Ramstead of Perryvale, Alberta, are driving dog teams in the iconic race...

Buser Recalls His Most Memorable Races

Martin Buser is a legend in the field of sled dog racing. He's won four championships - 1992, 1994, 1997 and 2002. He's finished in...

Hats Highlight the Start of the Iditarod

Fur hats. In Brown. In Grey. In Red. In Orange. Green hats. Black hats. Pointy hats. The start of the Iditarod is a great place to...

Fast Pace Marks First Hours of Iditarod

Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage Fans and supporters turned out in force Saturday to cheer on their favorite mushers. This year's Iditarod is...

Rookie’s Grandpa Made Original Serum Run

Rooke Middy Johnson has family ties to the original 1925 serum run. Unalakleet musher William 'Middy' Johnson is a rookie, but his grandfather, Henry...

2010 Iditarod Gets Underway

Mushers unloaded their sleds and their dogs in Willow on Sunday to get ready for the 38th Iditarod. Paul Gebhardt of Kasilof took an early...

Jamaican Musher Draws Cheers at Iditarod Start

Rookie Newton Marshall draws supportive applause for his first Iditarod. Marshall has been training with champion musher, Lance Mackey.

Mushers Talk Trail Tunes

Match the Musher with his/her playlist preferences: 1) Justin Savidis 2) Zack Steer 3) Martin Buser 4) Kristy Berington 5) Hugh Neff A) Van Halen B) Classic Rock C) Hobo Jim D) Michael...

Iditarod Officials Encourage Fans Using Shuttle

Buses will be leaving the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage three times the morning (Sunday) of the restart. Spectator tickets are $20 for a round-trip ride...

Iditarod 2010

Be sure to catch all the action from this year's Iditarod on APRN and your favorite APRN station. APRN will begin coverage next week with...

Iditarod Morning: March 19, 2009

The race was won yesterday morning by Lance Mackey, that surprised no one. With fifteen dogs - that did. Download Audio (MP3) Get a...

Lance Mackey Wins 3rd Consecutive Iditarod

Lance Mackey rolled into Nome at around noon today to win his third consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. Mackey joins Susan Butcher and...

Iditarod Morning: March 18, 2009

Lance Mackey will reach Nome today. Two teams that made it through the wind across Norton Bay yesterday morning will be next. Then it'll...

Mackey Maintains Huge Iditarod Lead

Lance Mackey is hours ahead of the rest of the field in this years Iditarod sled dog race. He left the Elim checkpoint at...

Iditarod Morning: March 17, 2009

It's a time of challenge on the Iditarod. Wind and blowing snow on the coast, and in the hills, two dogs died in...

Iditarod Mushers Dealing with Extreme Cold snap

The leaders felt a swift drop in temperatures between Saturday night and Sunday morning as they pushed up the Yukon River to Kaltag. Tim Bodony,...

Yukon Quest Champ Running 2nd in Iditarod

The winner of last months Yukon Quest, Sebastian Schnuelle is well acclimated to the sleeplessness that comes with the sport. Annie Feidt,  APRN -...

Lance Mackey Has Formidable Lead

Lance Mackey left Unalakleet late last night, as a crowd of fans from the town looked on. Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)