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Category Archives: Pre-Race News

Two more rookies join

Date: November 9, 2007 at 3:53 pm

The Iditarod Trail Committee announced today that 92 mushers have signed up to run the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The most recent mushers to sign up are rookies Richard Savoyski from Palmer Alaska and Rich Corcoran from Valdez Alaska. At this time 31 rookies and 61 Iditarod race veterans are entered in [...]

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Iditarod XXXVI field reaches 90

Date: October 31, 2007 at 3:57 pm

The Iditarod Trail Committee announced today that 90 mushers have signed up to run the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The most recent mushers to sign up represent Belgium. Both mushers (Dries Jacobs and Sam Deltour) are rookies. At this time 29 rookies and 61 Iditarod race veterans are entered in IDITAROD XXXVI.
This [...]

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First-day sign up record

Date: June 30, 2007 at 4:04 pm

Wasilla, Alaska – The 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race contains a field of World Class competitors and a number of new faces. A record number 56 mushers were on hand at the Iditarod Trail Committee Headquarters today to sign up for Iditarod XXXVI. They are joined by 15 other mushers who mailed in their [...]

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Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail

Date: April 5, 2007 at 4:45 pm

2008 WELLS FARGO TEACHER ON THE TRAIL ANNOUNCED
Jane Blaile is about to begin a teaching adventure of a life time as the 2008 Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail (WFTOTT). Jane is a 5th grade lead teacher focusing on the areas of science and social studies at Christ Lutheran School in Phoenix, Arizona. She [...]

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Learning curve

Date: March 4, 2007 at 11:33 am

Rookies aren’t in the race to win, except against each other
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 4, 2007 — Willomitzer, Korta, Ekran, Lesatz, Angstman and Calore. It’s not a law firm, but a handful of the 27 relative unknowns in this year’s Iditarod – the rookie class of 2007.
Just about anyone entering the Iditarod for the first time [...]

Posted by Jon Little in Pre-Race News

Winning the war of attrition

Date: March 4, 2007 at 9:00 am

Some pre-race picks for the top 10 in Iditarod 35
The 2007 Iditarod could be a war of attrition. It isn’t too tough to predict that this year’s Iditarod may be won by the team that risks going fairly fast in the first 200 miles – and holds together as a unit. Hard, fast trail can [...]

Posted by Jon Little in Pre-Race News

What to watch

Date: March 3, 2007 at 12:27 pm

2007 could be the fastest Iditarod ever
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Will the mushers trying to win this year’s Iditarod run long? Will they keep it shorter, rest well and bank on speed?
With at least 20 dog teams vying for first place, with the competition better, more prepared and more focused than ever, expect all kinds of [...]

Posted by Jon Little in Pre-Race News

Butcher will be on the trail

Date: March 2, 2007 at 8:54 pm

Late trail-blazing champion honored at pre-race banquet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It didn’t descend into trash talk Thursday night at the Iditarod pre-race banquet, but a couple of past champions couldn’t help but make a quip or two.
“I’ve got a quick prediction for you,” announced Mitch Seavey, the 2004 champion, to a packed crowd at Anchorage’s Sullivan [...]

Posted by Jon Little in Pre-Race News

Hot dogs, one way or the other

Date: March 2, 2007 at 12:33 pm

King hopes cross-training pays off by the Yukon
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A new handlebar cook stove should allow Jeff King to eat warm kielbasa on the trail this year, but the musher known for his ingenuity has high hopes that altitude training and summer swimming will provide the real hot dogs.
Every year, King unveils some new [...]

Posted by Jon Little in Pre-Race News

Let it begin

Date: March 1, 2007 at 2:03 pm

Mushers descend on Anchorage for Iditarod XXXV
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A gaggle of 2007 Iditarod mushers trickled into the Millennium Hotel on Thursday, sipping coffee and biting down on free doughnuts under the chandeliers of a large conference room, and the small talk inevitably turned to their dogs and the anticipation of a hard, fast trail [...]

Posted by Jon Little in Pre-Race News