The Bering Coast By: Michael Rogers This morning, race leader Nic Petit is checking in at Unalakleet and the Bering Sea. Unalakleet is the largest town on the Iditarod trail between the start and finish lines and is an annual stop for mushers on both northern and southern routes. The first out of Kaltag, Petit […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage — Day 7
The Race Starts Here By: Michael Rogers The final push up the Yukon is now over for about half the front pack with the rest expected by midnight. Pete Kaiser was first into Kaltag at 4:48p, netting himself the Fish First Award from Bristol Bay Native Corporation. The prize is a certificate for 25 pounds […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage — Day 6.5
Kaltag By: Michael Rogers The pulse of the Iditarod is picking up as the teams close in on the end of the Yukon portion of the course in Kaltag. Dallas Seavey once remarked several years ago, “The real race starts in Kaltag” and the front pack will be there by early evening. Overnight, the teams […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage — Day 6
Shageluk to Grayling and Weather on the “8’s” By: Michael Rogers Mushing continued on Day 6 of the Iditarod and it played out, more or less, as expected from this morning. Nic Petit was the first into Grayling and surprised everyone by staying there for his Yukon 8. His time in was 11:48 and out […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage — Day 5.5
The Yukon By: Michael Rogers Overnight, Nic Petit pushed through Shageluk and was the first musher to arrive in Anvik on the mighty Yukon. As a result he netted the “First to the Yukon” prize, a five-course meal from the Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage and a cash prize. He rested there for four and a […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage — Day 5
TWENTY FOURS By: Michael Rogers On Day 5 of the Iditarod, most of the field is finishing their twenty-four hour rest, as a result there just aren’t many changes to talk about. The teams got some rest and some food. The mushers got some rest and some food. Aliy Zirkle pulled into Iditarod at 1:38 […]
2019 Iditarod Update — Day 4
Iditarod Midpoint- Ghosts, Gambles, Snow, and Madness By: Michael Rogers It’s the 4th day of racing for the Iditarod at 9:00p and Aliy Zirkle is out in front, pushing through a storm bound for the race’s official midpoint, the Gold Rush era ghost town of Iditarod. Iditarod used to be a bustling gold mining town […]
2019 Iditarod Update — Day 3
The Interior By: Michael Rogers Over the 3rd day of the Iditarod, we’re seeing the mushers spread farther apart with several distinct groups forming. The mushers have made there way through the Alaska Range and most are either in or past Nikolai, the gateway to the Interior. The Interior portions of the course tend to […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage — Day 2 Update
The Alaska Range By: Michael Rogers In the 24 hours since our last update, a lot of action has happened on the course. Yesterday saw Jesse Holmes arriving first in Skwentna with a healthy lead; today he’s 25 miles behind current leader Nicolas Petit. While yesterday’s racing was still compressed with teams spaced out fairly […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage–Day 1 Update
The First to Skwentna By: Michael Rogers It’s 9:00 PM on Day 1 of the Iditarod and Jessie Holmes is the first musher to Skwentna. With a moving average of 9.7 miles per hour, he’s easily the fastest musher on the course at the moment. Surprisingly, his pace has been maintained since his start in […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage – The Birth of the Iditarod
The Birth of the Iditarod By: Michael Rogers By the time you read this, in all likelihood the 47th running of the Iditarod will be well underway from the official restart in Willow. The Iditarod is the preeminent long distance sled dog race in the United States and Canada and, perhaps, the world. Running over […]
2019 Iditarod Coverage
Observations and Impressions on the Last Great Race The ceremonial start in Anchorage has completed and all teams are on their way to Willow so the racing can start in earnest tomorrow. Today’s start is all about publicity and smiles and sponsors. Tomorrow is when the blood, sweat and tears start. While the race hosts […]
