
2022 Iron Dog - Day 7 Update
This year's race feels a bit like Groundhog Day, repeating itself over and over in regards to the front runners. Team 7 has a firm grip on the fro...
Read moreEvery year I try to convey what is actually happening and what these racers are accomplishing during this race. This event is dubbed the 'World’s ...
Read moreComing off of a much needed rest, racers were staring down roughly 1,600 additional trail miles by the time they reach the finish line back in Big ...
Read moreWith the entirety of the race roster taking some much needed rest and recovery time in Nome, today marks the period of time during the race where f...
Read moreBoth Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad of Team 7 seem to be squarely in their element as they battled up the coastline toward Nome in first place. Wi...
Read moreIf you average just over 45mph for the first 759 miles of the Iron Dog race, you'll find yourself in first place. Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad of...
Read moreDespite unseasonably warm temperatures, 28 pro-class teams from 8 different states and 15 different Alaska communities left the starting line in Bi...
Read moreShould I visit the only Ski Resort in Alaska? Yes. This is the shortest way to answer a question you may not even have known to ask. But there is ...
Read moreCraft Beer? Great Vibes? Super Cool People? I visit with the only Brewery in the only proper Ski Town in Alaska!
Read moreWith the top teams leaving the Puntilla Lake checkpoint this morning, just 28 minutes separated Teams 14 and 6 as they made a fairly short (in Iron...
Read more'Once the fox left Galena, the hounds had to give chase' was an apt comment from a race fan last night in regards to Team 6 leaving Galena yesterda...
Read moreThe weather across the Seward Peninsula and the western coast of Alaska today remained cold and windy as teams began making their way south toward ...
Read moreRacers were met with clear conditions at roughly 0 degrees this morning as they left Nome, notching more miles on their belts until they had a repr...
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