15 Sled Dog Teams Ready for Open North American
Fifteen of the fastest sled dog teams in the world will hit the trail in the 68th running of the GCI Open North American Sled Dog Championships this weekend in downtown Fairbanks.Tanana’s John Erhart will lead teams out of the starting chute at 1 p.m. Friday on Second Avenue between…
Mitch Seavey Becomes Oldest-Ever Winner of Iditarod
Mitch Seavey scored one for the AARP-eligible crowd Tuesday night by becoming the oldest champion in Iditarod history.Seavey, 53, outdueled Aliy Zirkle on the final stretch of the 1,000-mile race. “This is for all the gentlemen of a certain age who think it ends at 50, ’cause it doesn’t,” Seavey…
Chisholm Man Wins Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
A Chisholm musher has won the annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon along the North Shore of Lake Superior.Nathan Schroeder was first to cross the finish line in Duluth Wednesday morning. It’s the second Beargrease win for Schroeder, who also won the race in 2010. WDIO-TV says the second place…
Ready, OK: Musher Teaches Syracuse Kids How to Control Sled Dogs, Reach Goals
Dog sled musher Lorraine Temple shared her passion for the sport and her love for the Alaskan wilderness during a Tuesday morning visit to Syracuse Elementary School.“You need to find something that you are good at — something that makes you sing,” said Temple, who has worked with sled dogs…
Tulsa Veterinary Tech Volunteers for Iditarod Dog Checkups
Ann Babst spent two weeks in Alaska last month working with athletes. Babst is a veterinary tech. The athletes she spoke of are dogs. Babst, who works at VCA Veterinary Medical Center in Tulsa, volunteered to help with checkups that are required of all dogs that will run the Iditarod…
Mitch Seavey Claims Victory in Iditarod 2013
A tired Mitch Seavey crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome just before 10:40 Tuesday night to get a hug from his wife and claim a long-awaited second victory in the Last Great Race. Three to 400 people lined Front Street in downtown Nome…
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Update
On Tuesday, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon racers weren’t making predictions about who would be first across the finish line Wednesday morning at Billy’s in Duluth.“It’s a tight race,” Frank Moe said at the Devil Track checkpoint. “It’s fun being part of that mix. We’re having a good run.”Later…
Iditarod Obsession: Sled dog race is tradition for Mukilteo woman, her daughter
“On my way to go play with dogs.”That was Sherrill Miller’s Facebook status as she headed to Alaska on Feb. 28.”Play” might not be the word most people would use to describe being in the fray of 1,000 hyper, howling huskies.Miller checked doggy IDs and ran with dog teams through…
Photos: The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Gets Under Way
What do a former runway model, a young man with cerebral palsy and a musher from Tennesse have in common? They’re all part of the field this year competing in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. Ten teams registered for the 373-mile marathon race, which runs from Duluth up the…
Iditarod Flying Requires Plans A, B, C and Maybe a Few More
Over the past few days, as a dreaded Bering Sea storm moved north, all Iditarod flying felt the consequences. Dog food deliveries arrived late to checkpoints. Officials and race-watchers were grounded. And it hammered home the old Alaska flying adage, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait” while reminding…