Author Archives: Iditarod Staff

FIEDLER SCRATCHES IN MCGRATH

IDITAROD XXXVIII musher Linwood Fiedler, (Bib #2) scratched at 08:24 a.m. Alaska Time (March 11, 2010) in McGrath Checkpoint.  The 56 year old musher from Willow Alaska had 11 dogs on his team.  Fiedler made the decision based on the best interest of his team.

DALLAS SEAVEY WINS THE GCI DOROTHY PAGE HALFWAY AWARD… AND A FIST FULL OF GOLD!

IDITAROD XXXVIII Musher Dallas Seavey (Bib #41) was the first to arrive at Cripple Checkpoint early this morning at 1:26 am Alaska Time.  The Willow Alaska musher reached the once gold rich mining camp with 13 dogs.  The Cripple Checkpoint signifies the halfway point in the thirty-eighth edition of “Last Great Race on Earth.”
Seavey’s run [...]

Spirit of Alaska in McGrath

By Terrie Hanke
About 8:20 the call of “dog team on the river” announced to more than 100 spectators that the recipient of the PenAir Spirit of Alaska award was about to arrive at the McGrath checkpoint. Electronic tracking takes the guess work out of where mushers are on the trail so it was no [...]

FREDERICK SCRATCHES IN ROHN

IDITAROD XXXVIII rookie musher Kathleen Frederick, (Bib # 46) scratched at 09:50 am Alaska Time (March 10, 2010) in Rohn Checkpoint.  The Willow Alaskan musher scratched due to equipment and gear problems. Frederick scratched with 14 dogs on her team.

JEFF KING WINS PENAIR SPIRIT OF ALASKA AWARD

IDITAROD XXXVIII Musher Jeff King (Bib # 2) was the first to arrive in McGrath along the banks of the Kuskokwim River at 8:29 pm Alaska Time.  The 4 time Iditarod Champion arrived with 16 dogs. He was greeted by PENAIR Chief Operating Officer Danny Seybert one of the Iditarod Trail Committee’s proud partners.
Seybert [...]

MOON CRASHES IN THE DALZELL GORGE

IDITAROD XXXVIII musher Pat Moon, (Bib #17… from Chicago Illinois) scratched this afternoon after crashing his sled in the Dalzell Gorge.  Belgian musher Sam Deltour came upon Moon and his team after the incident.  Deltour stated that he attended to Moon who was unconscious at the time, and then checked on his team. By [...]

BARNUM SCRATCHES IN RAINY PASS

IDITAROD XXXVIII musher Kirk Barnum, (Bib # 34) scratched at 11:20 Alaska Time (March 09, 2010) in Rainy Pass Checkpoint.  The 41 year old musher from Seeley Lake Montana said he scratched in the best interest of his team. Barnum said that he was down to twelve dogs on his team and it was [...]

HENDRICKSON SCRATCHES IN RAINY PASS

IDITAROD XXXVIII musher Karin Hendrickson, (Bib # 23) scratched at 11:15 Alaska Time (March 09, 2010) in Rainy Pass Checkpoint.  The 39 year old musher from Chugiak Alaska said she scratched because of a damaged sled and equipment problems. Hendrickson scratched with 16 dogs on her team. 

DeNURE SCRATCHES IN RAINY PASS

IDITAROD XXXVIII musher Zoya DeNure, (Bib # 5) scratched at 10:15 a.m. Alaska Time (March 09, 2010) in Rainy Pass Checkpoint.  The 33 year old musher from Gakona Alaska said she scratched for medical reasons. DeNure scratched with 15 dogs on her team.

SUPRENANT SCRATCHES IN RAINY PASS

IDITAROD XXXVIII musher Michael Suprenant, (Bib # 30) scratched at 10:00 a.m. Alaska Time (March 09, 2010) in Rainy Pass Checkpoint.  The 45 year old musher from Chugiak Alaska said he scratched for medical reasons. Suprenant scratched with 16 dogs on his team.