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25-year-old Dallas Seavey of Alaska wins IditarodSpringfield News SunAliy Zirkle leaves White Mountain, Alaska, in second place during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.(AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester) Aaron Burmeister departs the checkpoint in White Mountain, Alaska, ...
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Scratched Iditarod Musher's Gear Goes MissingKTUU.comBy Ted Land Channel 2 News Iditarod musher Zoya DeNure has not had an easy trip home after she scratched out of the race in Cripple this past weekend. She says her bag containing a custom parka, bibs, headlamps, and fur mittens, went missing from the ...
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Family credits Iditarod musher from Illinois with saving child's life after ...Greenfield Daily ReporterMARK THIESSEN AP NOME, Alaska — Pat Moon says he didn't do anything that any other Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher wouldn't have done; he just happened to be the guy who scratched. Moon is being credited by a family with saving a child who was ...
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Dallas Seavey holds Iditarod leadAuburn CitizenAP | Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:38 pm | (0) Comments Dallas Seavey poles and kicks on the trail before reaching Elim, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester) The ...
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Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicked off its ceremonial start in Anchorage on Saturday. Dozens of mushers and their sled dog teams will start from Willow, Alaska on Sunday to start the trek of approximately 1000 miles to Nome. (March 3) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly
Martin Buser, Four Time Iditarod Champion, speaks at the 2011 ATA Fall Forum, held in September 20-21, 2011 in Anchorage, AK Don't miss ATA 2012, the world's largest telehealth conference and exposition. April 29-May 1, 2012 in San Jose, CA. www.ATA2012.com
March 25, 2011 Dog Sledding season - coming to a close The well-known Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, held in Alaska, welcomed it's first native Alaskan champion since 1976. Begun in 1973, the grueling race - through blizzards, whiteout conditions, sub-zero temperatures, gale-force winds - covers 1150 miles in nine to fifteen days from Willow to Nome, Alaska. There are many other sled dog races in locations around the world, including races in Norway, British Columbia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic, Minsk, and through the Alps of France and Switzerland. The following images are a collection from those races. -- Paula Nelson, The Boston Globe
Flying the Iditarod Airforce
The competitive portion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has begun. Several mushers are trying to dethrone defending champion Lance Mackey, who has won four times in a row. The winner will get $50400 and a new truck. (March 7)
It felt like 3 degrees....... This wacky Iditarod event just gets better and better.
We saw the Iditarod ceremonial start and Running of the Reindeer. We tested the Hero Naked helmet cam, too. It was a lot of fun. Still some adjustments to make. The Iditarod has what is called a ceremonial start. This is because the race used to be in Anchorage and run through our town and out to the Valley. The snow pack just stopped being good enough between Anchorage and the Valley. Now, they do a ceremonial start in Anchorage to celebrate the start of the race. During this start, an Iditarider (a person who won an auction) rides in the bottom part of the sled in front. A musher's handler or assistant is attached to the back of the musher's sled in their own sled. They dress up, act silly, fancy up the dogs. Starting the next day, the really serious part of the race begins. It is called the Willow Restart and takes off from Willow, Alaska. This is the real Iditarod. After Willow, it is just the musher and his/her dogs. And the hundreds of volunteer veterinarians, dog handlers, and so on to come to their aid if they need help. On the trail, there are many rules. There has to be a certain amount of required items in the sled. Every musher gets a feel for what else they should include. Some mushers eat gourmet meals on the trail. Some just heat up beans. Some have thousands of dollars in sponsorships. Some, like John Baker of Kotzebue, quietly make their way up the trail and give the mushers who are popular a real run for their money. The mushers have to care for their ...
We are watching the start of the Iditrod sled dog race. It was such a beautiful day in Anchorage, and it brought out the crowds.
Ceremonial start of Iditarod 2011.
Salt Lake City WeeklyUrban IditarodSalt Lake City WeeklyFeel the need for a day-long round of drunken buffoonery as a warm-up to St. Paddy's Day next week? Here ya go: a bar crawl done as a "race" through various bars in downtown Salt Lake City. Rarely do the majority of teams make it to the final stop, ...
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Fairbanks Daily News-MinerInterior Alaska sends 16 mushers to the IditarodFairbanks Daily News-MinerMoore, who recently finished the Yukon Quest, and his partner Aliy Zirkle are both preparing for the Iditarod which starts this weekend in Anchorage. Eric Engman/News-Miner Aliy Zirkle drives her dog team home after a "stretch" run from her Two Rivers ...and more »
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Royer and Hendricks in hunt to be Iditarod's top dogFairbanks Daily News-Minerby Matias Saari / For the News-Miner They each burst onto the competitive mushing scene in the early 2000s with Iditarod Rookie of the Year performances but have never attempted the Yukon Quest. They are younger than the average musher and call the ...
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Chiditarod Chicago Hits the StreetsNBC ChicagoThe idea comes from the famous Alaskan long-distance race, Iditarod, in which sleds are towed across the snow by dogs. Chiditarod replaces the dogs with people, the sleds with shopping carts and Alaska with Chicago. "This is a silly event with a very ...and more »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Ken Anderson recaps the 2011 Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race, assistance to other mushers during the Yukon Quest and the upcoming Iditarod race Feb. 17, 2011. The Coast Guard is proudly sponsoring the 10-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog racing veteran, Ken Anderson, in his 2011 Iditarod race attempt extending 1150 miles from Anchorage to Nome beginning Saturday. US Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios. VIRIN: 110217-G-0503R-01
Art and Iditarod shape Rose Albert's lifeTundra DrumsHer show, "Nowitna River Artist Rendition of the Last Great Race," illustrates through contemporary paintings the annual 1161 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome. While working on the oil pipeline and attending the University of ...and more »
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Ken Anderson, Coast Guard sponsored Iditarod sled dog musher, talks about the 2011 Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race and the Iditarod Feb. 17, 2011. This is the second year the Coast Guard sponsors Ken Anderson during the Iditarod which will commence March 5, 2011. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios
Martin Buser Packing supplies that will be shipped out to each checkpoint on the Iditarod trail. Lots of food and supplies. Shipping these supplies are all at an expense to the mushers. It is only through sponsorships this is all possible. Visit Happy Trails Kennels web site at buserdog.com to follow Martin on his way to Nome hoping to win his 5th Iditarod.
Alaska motorcycle riders tour to promote pancreatic cancer awarenessFairbanks Daily News-MinerIn Alaska, he met Iditarod female champion and breast cancer survivor DeeDee Jonrowe. “Seeing Mt. McKinley pales in comparison to spending four or five ...and more »
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The Iditarod Of Senate CampaignsTPMSen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announces her write-in campaign to win re-election despite losing the Republican Party nomination to Joe Miller. ...and more »
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OPINION: A salute to Iditarod's 100th anniversaryArctic SounderThe old man would love the idea of erecting a statue in Seward that commemorates the start of the Iditarod Trail. Most people remember the ...and more »
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Get kids published in the Junior DispatchYorkdispatch.comAs it has for the last two years, Junior Dispatch will offer coverage of the Iditarod, the world-famous sled dog race across Alaska. ...and more »
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CBC.caYukon Quest champ Gatt returns to racingCBC.caBut Gatt, who has won a total of four Yukon Quests and came in second in this year's Iditarod, told CBC News he will compete in both races again in 2011. ...
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9 yr old Amber Hajdukovich water skis behind a dog team. See more clips soon at www.alaskansongs.com
Alaska's Hobo Jim - The Iditarod Trail Song From the Album "A Collection" www.hobojim.com
Unemployment Extensions | What the House considered “more important” May 26thWorldNewsVine (blog)While no doubt many of these actions are viable, can commending the winner of the 4th straight Iditarod really supercede the necessity of putting food on ...
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Alaska News Nightly: May 25, 2010Alaska Public Radio NetworkThis latest proposal would run from Cook Inlet, across a portion of the Iditarod trail and onto the proposed Donlin Creek gold mine near the Kuskokwim River ...
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msnbc.comTwo Iditarod mushers test positive for drugsmsnbc.comBy RACHEL D'ORO ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two mushers who participated in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have tested positive for THC, the pyschoactive compound ...Misc.: Mushers test positiveBoston Herald'Yukon Quest' by Lew FreedmanAlaska Dispatch (blog)Official: No sanctions for mushersArizona Daily Starall 31 news articles »
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www.SPKDogLog.com -- Ride along on the 2010 Iditarod down the Happy River Steps with Aliy Zirkle and the Iditarod sled dogs of SP Kennel, Two Rivers, Alaska with Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore
www.SPKDogLog.com -- Ride along on the 2010 Iditarod into Rainy Pass Checkpoint with Aliy Zirkle and the Iditarod sled dogs of SP Kennel, Two Rivers, Alaska with Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore
www.SPKDogLog.com -- Ride along on the 2010 Iditarod at the finish in Nome with Aliy Zirkle and the Iditarod sled dogs of SP Kennel, Two Rivers, Alaska with Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore
03/16/2010 Lance Mackey won the Iditarod of 2010 for his fourth consecutive win!!! Pulling into Nome at exactly 14:59 (2:59 PM) AKDT, Lance Mackey completed the race in exactly 8 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 9 seconds. Part 1: www.youtube.com 0:00 Broadcast beginning 0:13 Summary of Iditarod 38 2010 2:05 Lance Mackey tracking into Nome ( drops ski pole at 2:43 ) 3:55 weather 5:45 Tonya Mackey interview 8:43 Dick Mackey interview beginning (continued on Part 2) Part 2: www.youtube.com 0:00 Dick Mackey interview ending 2:08 Sights and Sounds of the Iditarod 4:36 Lance tracking continues 6:00 Denise Michels (Nome Mayor) interview 8:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) (continued on Part 3) Part 3: www.youtube.com 0:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) continued 0:55 Lance turns onto the main street 3:35 Lance completes Iditarod final run 6:00 Bag content verification/dog feeding 8:00 "Officially here" signing 8:44 Lance's shoutout 8:57 "I drew the right number, number 49, this is representing the whole state of Alaska and the people who believed in me." 9:10 Lance meets with Denise Michels Part 4: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey interview 4:00 Wells Fargo's Joe Everhart presents $50k check 5:36 Anchorage Chrysler Dodge's Rod Udd gives Lance "key" to new truck 8:00 GCI's Gary Samuelson presents Lance with new smartphone and 1 year service Part 5: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey meets with ExxonMobil's Dale Pittman 0:41 Roses presentation begins 3:55 Dogs' eating habits ...
03/16/2010 Lance Mackey won the Iditarod of 2010 for his fourth consecutive win!!! Pulling into Nome at exactly 14:59 (2:59 PM) AKDT, Lance Mackey completed the race in exactly 8 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 9 seconds. Part 1: www.youtube.com 0:00 Broadcast beginning 0:13 Summary of Iditarod 38 2010 2:05 Lance Mackey tracking into Nome ( drops ski pole at 2:43 ) 3:55 weather 5:45 Tonya Mackey interview 8:43 Dick Mackey interview beginning (continued on Part 2) Part 2: www.youtube.com 0:00 Dick Mackey interview ending 2:08 Sights and Sounds of the Iditarod 4:36 Lance tracking continues 6:00 Denise Michels (Nome Mayor) interview 8:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) (continued on Part 3) Part 3: www.youtube.com 0:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) continued 0:55 Lance turns onto the main street 3:35 Lance completes Iditarod final run 6:00 Bag content verification/dog feeding 8:00 "Officially here" signing 8:44 Lance's shoutout 8:57 "I drew the right number, number 49, this is representing the whole state of Alaska and the people who believed in me." 9:10 Lance meets with Denise Michels Part 4: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey interview 4:00 Wells Fargo's Joe Everhart presents $50k check 5:36 Anchorage Chrysler Dodge's Rod Udd gives Lance "key" to new truck 8:00 GCI's Gary Samuelson presents Lance with new smartphone and 1 year service Part 5: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey meets with ExxonMobil's Dale Pittman 0:41 Roses presentation begins 3:55 Dogs' eating habits ...
03/16/2010 Lance Mackey won the Iditarod of 2010 for his fourth consecutive win!!! Pulling into Nome at exactly 14:59 (2:59 PM) AKDT, Lance Mackey completed the race in exactly 8 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 9 seconds. Part 1: www.youtube.com 0:00 Broadcast beginning 0:13 Summary of Iditarod 38 2010 2:05 Lance Mackey tracking into Nome ( drops ski pole at 2:43 ) 3:55 weather 5:45 Tonya Mackey interview 8:43 Dick Mackey interview beginning (continued on Part 2) Part 2: www.youtube.com 0:00 Dick Mackey interview ending 2:08 Sights and Sounds of the Iditarod 4:36 Lance tracking continues 6:00 Denise Michels (Nome Mayor) interview 8:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) (continued on Part 3) Part 3: www.youtube.com 0:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) continued 0:55 Lance turns onto the main street 3:35 Lance completes Iditarod final run 6:00 Bag content verification/dog feeding 8:00 "Officially here" signing 8:44 Lance's shoutout 8:57 "I drew the right number, number 49, this is representing the whole state of Alaska and the people who believed in me." 9:10 Lance meets with Denise Michels Part 4: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey interview 4:00 Wells Fargo's Joe Everhart presents $50k check 5:36 Anchorage Chrysler Dodge's Rod Udd gives Lance "key" to new truck 8:00 GCI's Gary Samuelson presents Lance with new smartphone and 1 year service Part 5: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey meets with ExxonMobil's Dale Pittman 0:41 Roses presentation begins 3:55 Dogs' eating habits ...
03/16/2010 Lance Mackey won the Iditarod of 2010 for his fourth consecutive win!!! Pulling into Nome at exactly 14:59 (2:59 PM) AKDT, Lance Mackey completed the race in exactly 8 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 9 seconds. Part 1: www.youtube.com 0:00 Broadcast beginning 0:13 Summary of Iditarod 38 2010 2:05 Lance Mackey tracking into Nome ( drops ski pole at 2:43 ) 3:55 weather 5:45 Tonya Mackey interview 8:43 Dick Mackey interview beginning (continued on Part 2) Part 2: www.youtube.com 0:00 Dick Mackey interview ending 2:08 Sights and Sounds of the Iditarod 4:36 Lance tracking continues 6:00 Denise Michels (Nome Mayor) interview 8:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) (continued on Part 3) Part 3: www.youtube.com 0:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) continued 0:55 Lance turns onto the main street 3:35 Lance completes Iditarod final run 6:00 Bag content verification/dog feeding 8:00 "Officially here" signing 8:44 Lance's shoutout 8:57 "I drew the right number, number 49, this is representing the whole state of Alaska and the people who believed in me." 9:10 Lance meets with Denise Michels Part 4: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey interview 4:00 Wells Fargo's Joe Everhart presents $50k check 5:36 Anchorage Chrysler Dodge's Rod Udd gives Lance "key" to new truck 8:00 GCI's Gary Samuelson presents Lance with new smartphone and 1 year service Part 5: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey meets with ExxonMobil's Dale Pittman 0:41 Roses presentation begins 3:55 Dogs' eating habits ...
www.SPKDogLog.com -- Ride along on the Official Start of the 2010 Iditarod with Aliy Zirkle and the Iditarod sled dogs of SP Kennel, Two Rivers, Alaska with Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore
03/16/2010 Lance Mackey won the Iditarod of 2010 for his fourth consecutive win!!! Pulling into Nome at exactly 14:59 (2:59 PM) AKDT, Lance Mackey completed the race in exactly 8 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 9 seconds. Part 1: www.youtube.com 0:00 Broadcast beginning 0:13 Summary of Iditarod 38 2010 2:05 Lance Mackey tracking into Nome ( drops ski pole at 2:43 ) 3:55 weather 5:45 Tonya Mackey interview 8:43 Dick Mackey interview beginning (continued on Part 2) Part 2: www.youtube.com 0:00 Dick Mackey interview ending 2:08 Sights and Sounds of the Iditarod 4:36 Lance tracking continues 6:00 Denise Michels (Nome Mayor) interview 8:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) (continued on Part 3) Part 3: www.youtube.com 0:00 Newscasters extras (about Lance) continued 0:55 Lance turns onto the main street 3:35 Lance completes Iditarod final run 6:00 Bag content verification/dog feeding 8:00 "Officially here" signing 8:44 Lance's shoutout 8:57 "I drew the right number, number 49, this is representing the whole state of Alaska and the people who believed in me." 9:10 Lance meets with Denise Michels Part 4: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey interview 4:00 Wells Fargo's Joe Everhart presents $50k check 5:36 Anchorage Chrysler Dodge's Rod Udd gives Lance "key" to new truck 8:00 GCI's Gary Samuelson presents Lance with new smartphone and 1 year service Part 5: www.youtube.com 0:00 Lance Mackey meets with ExxonMobil's Dale Pittman 0:41 Roses presentation begins 3:55 Dogs' eating habits ...
www.SPKDogLog.com -- Ride along on the 2010 Iditarod Trail into Ruby with Aliy Zirkle and the Iditarod sled dogs of SP Kennel, Two Rivers, Alaska with Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore
www.SPKDogLog.com -- Ride along on the 2010 Iditarod Trail between Ophir and Cripple with Aliy Zirkle and the Iditarod sled dogs of SP Kennel, Two Rivers, Alaska with Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore
Lance Mackey arrives in Elim, AK on March 15, 2010 to cheering fans and a village protest against the proposed uranium mine (at Boulder Creek near Elim).
On Long Lake, Zoya tends to her team while Jessie passes. ©Husky Productions
Iditarod restart as viewed from Long Lake. ©Husky Productions
in a clip from CBS News coverage of the Iditarod (Hosted by Terry Bradshaw), we follow Libby Riddles as she leaves Unalakleet in first place and makes the tough decision to head into a storm. This decision helps her become the first woman to ever win the Iditarod
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Coast Guard Cmdr. Darryl Verfaillie, commanding officer at Marine Safety Unit Valdez and Iditarod sponsorship organizer and sponsored Iditarod racerunner Ken Anderson talk about the race and the sponsorship, and Anderson starts the ceremonial leg of the 38th running of the Iditarod. The Coast Guard is sponsoring Anderson, a nine-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran during his 2010 Iditarod race attempt that extends through 1049 miles of some of Alaska's toughest terrain. US Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley
The 2010 Iditarod is the first time in race history that mushers will be tested for drugs and alcohol somewhere along the trail. Defending champion Lance Mackey, a throat cancer survivor, has acknowledged using medical marijuana in past races. (March 8)
03/07/2010 The official start for the 38th annual Iditarod was yesterday at 10AM in downtown Anchorage, yet that ended at Campbell Airstrip.. But this is where the real race begins this year. Willow Lake. 75 driving miles north of Anchorage in Willow, Alaska. Google Map position 61.743442,-150.058537. Okay so I lied, I didn't film the whole thing, nor did I even get there in time for the first racer to start. Oh well :-) Be sure to check out the official Iditarod site at www.iditarod.com and view the current race standings at www.iditarod.com Music is something randomly downloaded from a location I can no longer remember... noface.s3m and jasmine.mod in that order. ::Mushers in this video (in order of appearance):: 35 - Sebastian Schnuelle - Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 37 - Martin Buser - Big Lake, Montana, USA 43 - Jim Lanier - Chugiak, Alaska, USA 38 - Kristy Berington - Kasilof, Alaska, USA 40 - William Pinkham - Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA 45 - Hank Debruin - Haliburton, Ontario, Canada 41 - Dallas Seavey - Seward, Alaska, USA 42 - Sven Haltmann - Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 44 - Sonny Lindner - Two Rivers, Alaska, USA 49 - Lance Mackey - Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 47 - Zack Steer - Sheep Mountain, Alaska, USA 50 - Aliy Zirkle - Two Rivers, Alaska, USA 53 - Emil Churchin - Anchorage, Alaska, USA 58 - Celeste Davis - Deer Lodge, Montana, USA 51 - Ken Anderson - Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 52 - Dave DeCaro - Denali Park, Alaska, USA 55 - Gerry Willomitzer - Whitehorse, Yukon ...
Hundreds of sled dogs and thousands of fans lined up in Anchorage Saturday for the ceremonial start of the 1100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (March 6)
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