DAY 2 – Open North American Championships
2.4 SECONDS SEPARATE ELLIS AND STREEPER.Another really exciting day of racing here in Fairbanks. Leaders Egil Ellis and Buddy Streeper are just a couple of seconds apart after over 40 miles of fast racing. Egil was just about even with Buddy for day time about 3/4 of the way through…
DAY 1 – Open North American Championships 2009
A great day of racing here in Fairbanks today. The temperatures were ideal – low teens – the trail was in great shape, and the teams were charged up to run. Buddy Streeper set the fastest time of the day but Egil Ellis and Arleigh Reynolds are not letting him…
Follow the Iditarod Finish
One of the best sources for news and insight during this exciting Iditarod as come from a private blog site: iditablog.com has daily reportings about the race. check it out.
2009 Limited North American Championships
Three great, cold days of racing are in the bag at the 2009 LNAC. Fast times were put up in all classes.
Rondy Full Length Video Now Available for Download
check out this great video from the folks at alaska.org You can also download this video as an itunes podcast from furrondy.net
Europe’s longest sled dog race to start on Saturday
We wanted to let Mushing.com know that Europe´s longest sled dog race, and the northernmost race in the world – the 1000km Finnmarkslopet starts on Saturday, March 7, 2009.This awsome event can be followed on it´s official website: www.finnmarkslopet.no.We have made a special edition of our blog as well, where…
2009 Fur Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Race Coverage
Well, another historic race is in the books. This year’s Rondy was one of the most exciting in recent memory. Many stories and plenty of drama unfolded during the 3 day 75 plus mile event: Bill Kornmuller and Arleigh Reynolds have sent notice that they are no longer the best…
JODI WHO? JODI BAILEY STORMS ONTO THE RACE SCENE, TURNING HEADS AS SHE GOES
Mid-distance dog driver Jodi Bailey, 40, may not be a household name in the world of mushing, yet. But rest assured, she’s a threat that should not be overlooked.Bailey has been running dogs for more than a decade but over the past couple of years has begun to stretch her…
GIN GIN 2008: THE FIRST 200 MILER OF THE 08-09 RACING SEASON
It sure didn’t seem that way at Paxson as daybreak came to the morning of the Gin Gin 200 start; just above zero with bluebird skies and absolute calm. The bustle of mushers, handlers and race personnel checking sleds and equipment and the restless barking of nearly five hundred dogs…
INTERVIEW: DEEDEE JONROWE
I had been looking forward to this interview for a long time. I recently had the opportunity to catch up with mushing icon DeeDee Jonrowe. As mushing legends go, there aren’t many that can compare. Having raced the Iditarod since 1980 and fought many life hardships including surviving cancer, she…