Martin Buser’s Five-Hour Iditarod Lead Vanishes Along Soupy-Snow Trail to Kaltag
A pack of hungry mushers headed up the frozen Yukon River Saturday morning, chasing down Iditarod Sled Dog Race leader Martin Buser. The top Iditarod racers will reach Kaltag later today, with a third of the trail remaining before finishing in Nome, and Buser’s race strategy is unraveling. Other competitors…
Mushers in the Middle of the Pack Remaining Competitive
Iditarod mushers running outside of this year’s top-20 are just as competitive as the front of the pack, but they have different reasons for travelling the trail.It takes a lot of effort to develop a competitive dog team. That’s exactly what Chatanika musher Jodi Bailey is doing with her group…
Beringia-2013 Sled Dog Race Begins in Russia
The Iditarod may be the best known dog sled race, but there are others, like the Beringia Sled Dog Race, which starts Saturday on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia.The annual Beringia race, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1991 and in 1992 as the longest mushing trail…
Sled Dog Race This Weekend at Jericho Mountain State Park
For the first time ever, a two day sled dog race is set to take place this weekend at Jericho Mountain State Park.As many as 15 sled dog and Skijor teams from across New England are expected to participate in the 20-mile race that is being hosted by North Country…
Most Iditarod Teams Remaining Large
Iditarod mushers start the race with up to 16 dogs. The can drop dogs along the trail, but they have to finish with six. Many mushers will drop dogs in Iditarod after completing the longest single run along the trail. It’s 80 miles from Ophir, but most teams remain large…
Buser Leads Iditarod, Earns Feast at Anvik Stop
After days of heating up meals in boiling water used to make gravy for the dogs and snacking on energy bars or chunks of meat, the first musher to reach the village of Anvik along the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race earned quite a treat.Four-time champion Martin Buser, of Big…
Iditarod ‘Slower Than Drool’ in Wet, Warm, Windy Weather
The next 24 to 48 hours of racing won’t be much fun for mushers as they slog through soft snow and warm weather, making their way to the Yukon River. A mild winter storm is brewing that could bring unseasonably warm, wet and windy conditions to mushers working their way…
Buser: Four-time Iditarod Champ Hopes Early Risk Pays Off
Four-time Iditarod Sled Dog Race champion Martin Buser turns 55 later this month. The oldest musher ever to win the 1,000-mile race Willow to Nome is Jeff King of Denali Park, who claimed his fourth victory back in 2006 at age 50. King, who is in the race again this…
For Iditarod Rookies, Some Surprises and Tough Lessons
Mushers. Best friends. Rookies.Mike Ellis and Paige Drobny, both of Fairbanks, are used to talking dog racing together. For years both have trained in the same areas and run the same races. In preparation for their rookie Iditarod Sled Dog Race runs this year, they both talked shop. Ellis, with…
Koecher Family Sled Dog Team
Competing in the John Beargrease sled dog race is a goal for some. But for Billy Koecher, it’s a lifelong dream.”To be a part of it, I love that so much,” Billy said. “It’s a good race to be a part of.”Billy has cerebal palsy, and has faced many challenges…