Jeff King rolls into Yukon River checkpoint of Ruby
Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King has arrived at the Yukon River checkpoint of Ruby. He pulled in just after 1:00 Thursday afternoon. He told...
Dallas Seavey, Aaron Burmeister Battle For Iditarod Lead
Dallas Seavey and Aaron Burmeister are running neck-and-neck down the Yukon River, leading the Iditarod field between Tanana and Ruby.
Sherlock, just a big doofus
Sherlock doesn’t live up to his name. “He would not be a very good detective," says Olson.
Iditapod: Recapping the Kuskokwim 300
In this episode we talk about:
- This year's Kuskokwim 300 with Ben Matheson.
- Mushing's rural to urban migration with Zachariah Hughes
Mitch Seavey Wins The 2013 Iditarod
Seventeen Iditarod teams have crossed under Nome’s burled arch so far, with more closing in quickly. This year’s was one of the most competitive and closest races in Iditarod history.
Dallas Seavey Wins 2012 Iditarod
Dallas Seavey has won the 2012 Iditarod, crossing the finish line in Nome just before 7:30 p.m. this evening. Aliy Zirkle is about five miles outside of Nome and is being chased by Ramey Smyth around five miles behind her.
With unfamiliar checkpoints and wet weather, mushers swap advice about the trail ahead
This weekend, as race officials changed checkpoints over coronavirus concerns, there was a lot of advice being swapped between mushers, including Jessica Klejka and Linwood Fiedler, a musher in the middle of her second Iditarod and another who had just ended his 26th race early.
Iditarod Leaders Leave White Mountain, Head For Nome
The top teams have left White Mountain and they are on their way to the Iditarod finish line in Nome. Spectators are unlikely to see a major shakeup in the front end of the field, but this year’s race is likely to end with career bests for many of the teams up front.
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Iditapod: A new Iditarod champion?
The Iditarod - and Iditapod - are heading into the Nome stretch, as Eureka's Brent Sass has maintained his lead, aiming for his first win, with five-time champ Dallas Seavey still on his tail. We’ll have more about the race at the front, as well as more about musher mistakes, how things are going for the top rookie - Hanna Lyrek - and the speedy team of Dan Kaduce. Plus… more pizza? Yep, and another peppy dog of the day, a listener question and an answer from the trail.
Wednesday’s Three to Read: catch up on Iditarod 44
The 2016 race strategies that mushers have chewed over for months are coming into focus as top teams near their mandatory 24-hour rest period...
Musher’s Best Friend – It’s Obvious
The Iditarod leaders were camped out at the remote Cripple checkpoint late Thursday afternoon. Dallas Seavey still tops the standings, ahead of...
Brent Sass maintains Iditarod lead up Bering Sea coast as Dallas Seavey tries to close gap
Sass charged through the first coastal checkpoint in Unalakleet, with Dallas Seavey resting for a few hours there before pushing ahead.
Can the Iditarod standardize kennel care?
The Iditarod Trail Committee's Board of Directors wants to set up a kennel management program, a move aiming to set up new guidelines and counteract negative press directed at mushing's most high-profile event. Listen now
Iditarod Morning: March 9, 2009
Iditarod teams hit the Skwentna checkpoint last night just after 9:00 p.m. In our first morning update, reporter David Shurtleff catches up with mushers...
Mushers Anticipating Tough Run Up Bering Sea Coast
Some mushers are still trying to hold dog teams back despite the fast Yukon River miles ahead. The most experienced mushers know the river miles can be fast, but there’s still a tough run up the Bering Sea Coast ahead.
Schnuelle first out of Rainy Pass in tight Iditarod leader pack
Two-time defending Iditarod champion Lance Mackey led the way into the Rainy Pass checkpoint at 11:34 this morning. Norwegian Bjornar Anderson followed more than...
Billy McCarty: Ruby's Master Sled Maker
The wood sled has all but disappeared from the Iditarod trail. Mushers now prefer to use sleds made from aluminum or composite materials, which...
Fast trail, fast teams in first full day of Iditarod racing
It's a very fast trail this year, and last year's winner, Lance Mackey, was among the first into Skwentna after the restart in Willow....
Iditapod: The newest Norwegian champ
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has another new Norwegian champion: 46-year-old Thomas Waerner. His team arrived in Nome at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday to an enthusiastic, if smaller, crowd. And Waerner still has to figure out how to get home, what with travel restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic. Iditapod host Casey Grove talks with Alaska Public Media's Tegan Hanlon and Zachariah Hughes about what might have been the weirdest Iditarod ever, in terms of what was unfolding outside the race while it was happening. We also have a question about what the dogs dream about, and a dog profile about a pup conceived on the Iditarod Trail.
For mushers who know real-life struggle, Iditarod is only part of a bigger journey
It’s been a week of racing for mushers in the Iditarod, and those in the middle of the pack are struggling. Though, it’s for a variety of different reasons. As Alaska Public Media’s Zachariah Hughes reports, for some the difficulty is the race itself, but for others it’s the challenges inside the lives they’re away from while out on the trail.
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