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Iditarod Start Order Announced

by Kevin Wells — Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:03:00 AKST

The 66 mushers competing in Iditarod XLI drew for start positions at Thursday night's start banquet. Six past champions are in the race, including defending champion Dallas Seavey. His father, 2004 champion Mitch Seavey is also entered in the race, as are four-time winners Martin Buser, Jeff King, and Lance Mackey, plus 2011 winner and record holder John Baker. The ceremonial start begins at 10am Saturday on 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage.

Iditarod Musher's Missing Belongings Returned

By Ted Land — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:42:00 AKDT

Musher Zoya DeNure says her prized Iditarod trail gear, missing for more than a week, has been returned.

Iditarod Over: Rookie Musher Jan Steves Wins Red Lantern Award

By Neil Torquiano — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:11:00 AKDT

Race officially over with last teams finishing in Nome.

The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has officially ended after two weeks with musher Jan Steves taking the Red Lantern award on Monday morning.

Iditarod 2012 Finishers Banquet Award Winners

By Neil Torquiano — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:50:00 AKDT

The Iditarod 2012 Finishers Banquet was held in Nome on Sunday, March 18 with 14 awards handed out minus the Red Lantern Award.

Iditarod Mushers Still in the Money Heading for Nome

By Chris Klint — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:20:00 AKDT

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers continued to stream into Nome Wednesday following Dallas Seavey’s victory Tuesday evening, as a still-packed field made its way to the Burled Arch with prize funds still at stake.

Dallas Seavey Wins 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

By Chris Klint — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:31:00 AKDT

Dallas Seavey of Willow won his first 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Tuesday, capturing victory after an intense endgame that came at the climax of nearly 1,000 miles and more than 10 days of trials and trail.

Scratched Iditarod Musher's Gear Goes Missing

By Ted Land — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:58:00 AKDT

Iditarod musher Zoya DeNure has not had an easy trip home after she scratched out of the race in Cripple this past weekend.

Iditarod Leaders Reach White Mountain, Dallas Seavey Keeps Lead

By Neil Torquiano — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:23:00 AKDT

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s leaders reached White Mountain early Tuesday morning and Dallas Seavey maintained his lead by checking out at 8:22 a.m.

Iditarod Leaders Arrive in Koyuk, Dallas Seavey Takes Lead

By Neil Torquiano — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:40:00 AKDT

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s leaders reached Koyuk on Monday morning with Dallas Seavey remaining in the lead by checking in at 3:17 a.m., more than ninety minutes ahead of Aliy Zirkle.

Iditarod Update: Seavey Takes Lead, Zirkle Close Behind

by Kari Bustamante — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:10:00 AKDT

Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey has claimed en route to Shaktoolik from Aaron Burmeister Sunday afternoon.

Iditarod Update: Zirkle Wins Gold Coast Award, Seavey and Burmeister Close In

by Kari Bustamante — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:30:00 AKDT

Aliy Zirkle arrived first in Unalakleet Sunday morning at 7:28 a.m. winning the Wells Fargo Gold Coast award and $2500 in gold.

Iditarod Update: Zirkle First Musher out of Kaltag

by Kari Bustamante — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:28:00 AKST

Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle is the first to leave Kaltag, starting her 85-mile trek to Unalakleet.

Iditarod Update: Zirkle Passes Seavey on Trail to Nulato

by Kari Bustamante — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:58:00 AKST

Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle has passed Mitch Seavey on the path to Nulato.

Iditarod Rookie Musher Pat Moon Saved Child in Ruby

By Neil Torquiano — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:09:00 AKDT

On Sunday, four mushers ended their shot at completing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, including rookie Pat Moon who helped saved a child’s life in Ruby.

Iditarod Tunes: A Musher's Playlist

By Tim Akimoff — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 18:29:00 AKST

Iditarod mushers cover long distances across some of the most beautiful terrain imaginable.

Iditarod Leader Zirkle Overtakes Seavey, Closes in on Galena

By Chris Klint — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:32:00 AKST

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s reins have swung back to the woman who held them through much of its first week, as 2000 Yukon Quest winner Aliy Zirkle overtook Mitch Seavey at the Yukon River Friday morning.

Iditarod Leaders Arrive in Ruby, Zirkle Regains Lead Spot

By Neil Torquiano — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:08:00 AKST

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race pushed through the halfway point with the top five teams making into Ruby on Friday morning.

Iditarod Mushers Reach Cripple; Mitch Seavey Poised to Take Lead

By Chris Klint — Thu, 8 Mar 2012 15:08:00 AKST

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Raceis halfway over, with a few mushers delaying their mandatory 24-hour layovers -- and abandoning most hope of catching up with the leaders -- in an all-out drive for the trail’s midpoint.

Iditarod Standings Get New Leaders as Teams Approach Cripple

By Neil Torquiano — Thu, 8 Mar 2012 08:51:00 AKST

Lanier leads out of Ophir and Furtwängler scratched in Nikolai.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s standings received new leaders as teams approach Cripple on Thursday morning.

Iditarod Mushers Reach Ophir as Field Takes Takotna Layover

By Chris Klint — Wed, 7 Mar 2012 16:06:00 AKST

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s lead temporarily changed hands Wednesday, as most mushers settled down at Takotna for a required 24-hour layover -- but a trailblazing father and son forged their way on to Ophir.

Iditarod Teams Reach Takotna, Zirkle Still Leads

By Neil Torquiano — Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:34:00 AKST

The Iditarod leaderboard made a push for Takotna on Tuesday evening with musher Aliy Zirkle still leading the race standings and past champions trailing in the other spots.

Iditarod Field Closes In on McGrath

By Chris Klint — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 15:45:00 AKST

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s leading teams were en route to McGrath Tuesday afternoon, with a new musher in first place being closely pursued by a host of race legends.

Sebastian Schnuelle: Nikolai

By Sebastian Schnuelle — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:21:00 AKST

Iditarod Leaders Approaching Nikolai

By Neil Torquiano — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:20:00 AKST

The majority of the Iditarod teams are out of Rohn on Tuesday morning and approaching Nikolai with musher Aliy Zirkle leading the pack.

Iditarod Leaders Leave Rainy Pass

By Chris Klint — Mon, 5 Mar 2012 16:11:00 AKST

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s first full day of mushing saw its leaders quickly reach and leave Rainy Pass, with 35 of its 66 teams listed as having arrived at the checkpoint Monday afternoon.

Iditarod Ceremonial Start Draws Thousands

by Abby Hancock — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 12:41:00 AKST

Thousands of people flocked to downtown Anchorage on Saturday, to watch the ceremonial start of the Iditarod. While it is a major event for Alaskans, it also draws international attention. Iditarod officials say that there is usually about 5,000 people who watch the ceremonial start in Anchorage (though they estimate there were more than that this year) and about a third of them are from out of the country.

Iditarod Volunteers Vital to The Last Great Race

By Rebecca Palsha — Thu, 1 Mar 2012 15:40:00 AKST

It takes a large team to put together the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and this year Iditarod officials estimate that about 1,500 people have volunteered for the race, contributing about 35,000 hours of work.

Iditarod Officials Require 2 Additional Vaccines for Sled Dogs

By Rebecca Palsha — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:22:00 AKST

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officials are requiring two additional vaccines for dogs that are racing to Nome.

Iditarod Race Champions 1973-2011

By KTUU News Staff — Mon, 5 Mar 2012 13:07:00 AKST

Iditarod Champions 1973-2011