Young Racers Live Up to Legacies at Junior Iditarod
The Seavey family has produced some of the great Iditarod storylines in recent years.Through three generations, the Seaveys have been part of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race since the 1,000-plus-mile race made its debut in 1973.Dan Seavey was among the 22 to finish the first race. Dan’s son Mitch…
Pennsylvania Girl Has Junior Iditarod Dreams
If home is where your heart is, for 16-year-old Taylor Steel that’s anywhere with a dog kennel, even if that means being thousands of miles away from her friends and family.“I have my own team at home. We don’t have a lot of snow back there and it’s been kind…
Fast Times Highlight Day 1 of Rondy World Championship
Arleigh Reynolds clocked the fastest time on the first day of the Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship Sled Dog Race on Friday. The Salcha-based musher, who finished fourth in last year’s Rondy race, was more than a minute faster than his closest rival, five-time winner Egil Ellis of Willow, and…
How the Science of Iditarod Dogs Saves Soldiers’ Lives
For years, researchers have worked to decode the mysteries of how dogs that race 1,000 miles perform so well — and how to help them. Research on the physical stamina and the high-performance metabolism of Iditarod dogs has led to changes in the way the animals are conditioned, cared for,…
‘Racing Beringia’ Plots an International Path Toward Iditarod
It seems like the setup for a bad joke with a uniquely Arctic twist: A Danish woman drives a dog team across the frozen Chukotka landscape. Woman meets a Russian musher, who, worried about her safety, drives his own team of champion huskies to follow her. Danish woman and Russian…
Gurtler Family’s Ties to Cripple Pre-Date Iditarod Trail
For generations, Ed Gurtler’s family lived along the Iditarod Trail about halfway between Anchorage and Nome. But for most of that time, it wasn’t called the Iditarod Trail.It was the Seward Chamber of Commerce that recruited Japanese adventurer Jujiro Wada in December 1909 to lead a small expedition of men…
Sled Dogs Impress School Vacation Crowd
NINE-year-old Emma Wall of Marshfield, Mass., and Neha Modak, 8, of Boston had a real treat during their school vacation on Wednesday.The two young ladies took a dog sled ride up and through the woods near the base of Loon Mountain.”They were running real fast and they didn’t get tired….
Trails Ready for WolfTrack Sled Dog Race in Ely, MN
Recent snowfall has produced some of the best trail conditions ever for the WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race, according to race director Steve Branstrom.The scenario was far different last season when the race was called off due to a lack of snow cover.“The trails are in great shape,” said Branstrom….
Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race Underway
Jillian Taylor is a registered nurse, but Tuesday she traded her scrubs for a heavy-duty snow suit, toque, mitts, and 12 dogs and a sled.She’s racing in the 12-dog Canadian Challenge sled dog race. The race is a 500 kilometer trek from Prince Albert and through the Saskatchewan wilderness that…
Ryan Anderson Wins UP 200
Ryan Anderson has won the U.P. 200 sled dog race in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for the fourth consecutive time.Anderson and his dogs from Ray, Minn., crossed the finish line Sunday, followed by Keith Aili, Ryan Redington and Troy Groeneveld. The results are posted online by the Upper Peninsula Sled Dog…