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 […]
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2009 Teacher on the Trail Selected
Sled dog profile: Marlin
Marlin is running for Martin Buser of Big Lake, Alaska
Age: 4.5
Sex: male
Weight: 62 pounds
Breed : Alaskan husky, parents are Long Island and Kira
General bloodlines: Buser dog, form the “Finding Nemo” litter, Dori & Nemo siblings
Where does the dog run? Leads
Race experience: ‘07 KUSKO winning team, JR Iditarod champ, Goose Bay 120 2nd place, […]
Who will win the 2008 Iditarod?
Some pre-race picks, for what it is worth
ANCHORAGE — Two mushers showed a little spark, each threatening to win the 2008 Iditarod, as they stood at the podium and drew their starting positions Thursday night at Sullivan Arena.
One was defending champion Lance Mackey, who told the audience, and especially the mushers seated there, that […]
Sled dog profile: Hunter
Hunter is running for Zoya Denure of Gakona, Alaska
Age: 3
Sex: male
Weight: 60
Breed: Alaskan husky
General bloodlines: unknown
Where does the dog run? Lead, team or wheel.
Race experience: Gin Gin 200, Sheep Mountain 150, Chatanika 200, Copper Basin 300, Klondike 300, Taiga 300 and Yukon Quest 07
What makes this dog special?
“Hunter is a rescue dog from the […]
Musher meeting an annual labor of love
Veterans, mentally, already are miles up the trail
ANCHORAGE — Never before in the history of long distance sled dog racing have so many competitive mushers been packed into one room. There were 96 of them assembled for the day-long, pre-race musher meeting on Thursday, and the room buzzed with energy — some of it rookie […]
Iditarod 2008 Honorary Musher Named
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 […]
Limited Parking At Iditarod Restart In Willow
The Iditarod Restart will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, in Willow, on Willow Lake. A finite amount of public parking will be available at the Willow Airport, located at Mile 69.5 of the Parks Highway. In an effort to accommodate as many race fans who wish to view the Race Restart […]
Early word is good: Snowy trail
Typically snowy sections are white; usual bare spots are rough as ever
The good news and bad news for 96 mushers getting ready to vault out of Willow Sunday morning behind 16 powerful and enthusiastic huskies is that the Iditarod trail appears to be about “normal.” There’s plenty of snow where there usually is, and not […]
Jr. Iditarod won by two seconds
Jessica Klejka fends off surging Cain Carter
Jessica Klejka of Bethel survived a late surge by Lance Mackey’s step-son, Cain Carter, to win the 2008 Jr. Iditarod by a mere 2 seconds, or the length of a dog team.
“His dogs were next to my feet at the finish line,” said a breathless Klejka, 17, who crossed […]
Swingley says Iditarod career is over
It’s official, at least as official as any announcement of this type gets in distance mushing: Doug Swingley has called it a career.
“I’m retired,” the four-time Iditarod champion said by phone from his home in Lincoln, Mont., on Thursday, Feb. 21. “I’m living the life of Riley. I’m done. Melanie (Shirilla) and I are into […]