By Douglas Robson for The New York Times-Published May 6, 2008
When humans engage in highly strenuous exercise day after day, they start to metabolize the body’s reserves, depleting glycogen and fat stores. When cells run out of energy, a result is fatigue, and exercise grinds to a halt until those sources are replenished.
Sled dogs somehow […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – By Jill Burke, KTUU News
If you think Iditarod and Yukon Quest champ Lance Mackey is fast on the trail just wait until you see what’s he’s about to take to the streets.
“I have always wanted a nice car or a hot rod,” he said. “This falls into that category.”
Mackey says the unique […]
Wasilla Alaska - Cathy Walters, a preschool educator from the Carolina Day School, Asheville, North Carolina, is about to begin the teaching adventure of a lifetime as the Target® 2009 Iditarod Teacher on the TrailTM.
Using a multiple intelligence and multisensory approach to teaching, Cathy has been integrating the theme of the race into her […]
Pos. Name Amount
1 Lance Mackey […]
2008 Iditarod Ends With 78 Official Finishers
The 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officially ended at 8:36 this Evening (Alaska Time) when Auke Bay Alaska musher Deborah Bicknell (Bib #21) ended her journey under the Burled Arch in Nome Alaska with a breathtaking sunset at her back. The 62 year old musher made the trek […]
Raffle Prize Winners
2008 Iditarod
(Drawn March 16, 2008 Nome, AK)
Prize #
Winner
Prize
Donated By
1
#0999
Nancy Jenson
Petaluma, CA
2008 Dodge Ram Laramie “HEMI” 4×4 Quad Cab Pickup with Leather Package, 20″ Alloy Wheels & Tow Package
Anchorage Chrysler Dodge
2
#0898
Dolores Hunter Marshall, AK
2008 Ski-Doo Summit “Rev Chasis” 550F Snowmobile
AK Mining & Diving Supply
3
#3204
Thomas Hanifan Kivalina, AK
Caribbean Cruise for Two (12 days/11 nights)
Holland America
4
#0927
Bill […]
The first of three one-hour captivating programs begins airing on Versus Sunday March 16th at 7 pm Eastern Time. The first airing will highlight the Start of “The Last Great Race on Earth” with special interviews and all of the drama that surrounded the first third of IDITAROD 2008. Catch it on Versus […]
Eye on the Trail and Zuma’s Paw Prints will be temporarily unavailable at 8pm Friday night (AK time). While the sites may be down for only 15 minutes, they could be offline for as long as three hours.
We recognize that this type of work is sometimes inconvenient. However, it is a necessary and vital aspect […]
Iditarod Insider crews reported minutes ago that Paul Gebhardt was lost on the trail from Ophir to Cripple.
In another related story, 54 year old Dee Dee Jonrowe did find her way to Cripple but was totally caught off guard to find out that she was the first to arrive there.
Those two stories will be posted […]
Musher Joe Garnie, (Bib #28) scratched at 11:15 am this morning at the Rainy Pass Checkpoint in the Alaska Range. The 54-year-old veteran Iditarod musher from Teller Alaska scratched citing health issues with his team. Garnie had thirteen dogs on has team at the time he decided to scratch.