Texas Boy with Fatal Illness Becomes Alaska ‘Soldier for a Day’ During Iditarod
A young lad from deep in the heart of Texas with a life-threatening medical condition had his wish come true this week when the Alaska National Guard made him soldier for a day and took him out on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.Nathan Rothe, a 9-year-old Dallas boy, wished…
Junior North American Crowns Its Four Mushing Champions
A little brisk weather didn’t deter the Fairbanks Junior Dog Mushers Association from putting on quite a show on the final day of the Junior North American Championships Sunday at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds.With temperatures ranging from 2 below to 2 above during the last of three days of racing,…
2012 Iditarod: Feeding Furry Fuel Tanks
The Iditarod racers are off and running. Actually, by now, they are through the Alaska Range and onto the Interior trails.For the competitors, the checkpoints of Skwentna, Finger Lake and Rainy Pass have come and gone. Most of us watching the race check on the times and positions of the…
‘No longer the Lance show’ as Zirkle, Baker bolt from Nikolai
Aliy Zirkle may be at the front of the Iditarod pack, but the Two Rivers musher insists she is not really in the lead.“You have to realize that I started No. 14. I’m two hours ahead of all those in the 50s and 60s, so I’m not really ahead if…
Iditarod Day 3: Still No Scratches as Caboose hits Rainy Pass
TUESDAY UPDATE, 1:45 p.m. — Race leader Aliy Zirkle has just hit the trail out of Nikolai.TUESDAY UPDATE, noon — A train of teams is pulling into Nikolai — 10 mushers are there now, with more on the way — while the Iditarod’s caboose is safe and sound in Rainy…
Cagey Musher Race-Rest Iditarod Strategies Revealed
A conga line of dog teams stretched out early Tuesday morning between the Iditarod checkpoints of Rohn and Nikolai. The usual suspects — Baker, Mackey, and Gebhardt — were among the leaders, with more than 40 teams almost evenly spaced along the 40-mile straightaway that is the Farewell Burn.Read more…
Zirkle Hangs on to Iditarod Lead, Baker Close Behind
All night long, the leaders of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race plugged inch by inch along across the former Farewell Burn and by 9:14 a.m. the first musher had arrived in Nikolai. Former Yukon Quest champion Aliy Zirkle pulled in behind the same 16 dogs that left Willow on…
Armchair Musher: Sebastian Schnuelle: Report from Rohn
We made it to the Bear Creek Cabin, which is about 32 miles short of Nikolai. Its been a wild ride as usual. Rainy Pass was windy, but not too bad. Visibility was a real challenge as the light was more than flat. I managed to flip my machine on…
Iditarod 2012: Minnesota Well Represented in Sled Dog Race
The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been off and running since Saturday but, considering the annual event is like most races in that it matters how everyone finishes — not how everyone starts — it doesn’t seem like it’s too late for SB Nation Minnesota to begin its…
Mansfield Native Failor, 16 Dogs Start Their First Iditarod
Mansfield musher Matthew Failor began his 1,049-mile trek across the Alaska wilderness to Nome with 66 other Iditarod teams Sunday.The son of Tim and Cheryl Failor, and a 2000 graduate of Mansfield St Peter’s started his run with an official re-start in Willow, Alaksa, after Saturday’s ceremonial start in Anchorage.Failor…