Date: March 15, 2008 at 4:16 pm
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 […]
Date: March 14, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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 […]
Date: March 6, 2008 at 10:34 am
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 […]
Date: March 4, 2008 at 2:58 pm
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.
Date: March 4, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Musher Tom Roig, (Bib #94) scratched at 7:20 this morning at the Finger Lake Checkpoint in the Alaska Range. The 57-year-old rookie from Shreve Ohio cited health issues with himself and his team. The Finger Lake Checkpoint is situated near the steps of the Happy River.
Date: March 3, 2008 at 10:05 pm
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - (Monday, March 3, 2008) - It’s day two of the 36th edition of “The Last Great Race On Earth” and Mother Nature is already getting into the race. Nikolai Alaska is the first checkpoint that is on the north side of the Alaska Range and warmer temperatures are in the forecast […]
Date: March 2, 2008 at 8:41 pm
WILLOW, ALASKA - (Sunday, March 2, 2008) - The stage was set today in Willow Alaska for what could be the most competitive race in Iditarod Trail history. Ninety five teams left beautiful Willow Lake saying goodbye to thousands of fans who lined up to witness race history; a field that shattered the previous […]
Date: March 1, 2008 at 6:53 pm
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - (Saturday, March 1, 2008) - On Thursday night at the pre- race Mushers Banquet, G.B. Jones (Wasilla, AK) told the audience that he would retire after day one of the race because of a previous illness. Jones (Bib #45) made the decision to scratch from the 2008 Iditarod at 1:50 p.m. today […]
Date: February 29, 2008 at 12:35 pm
The following is the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race line up:
Date: February 27, 2008 at 5:48 pm
On November 30, 2007 (at about 5 pm Alaska Time) Millennium Alaska’s Max Lowe got a phone call. “I was sitting down in my home when I got the call from Iditarod Executive Director Stan Hooley. I remember there were others present when the call was made. Iditarod Trail Committee President Richard Burmeister was […]
