Dallas Seavey & Aliy Zirkle finish two minutes apart
As this year’s Iditarod reached a late turning point in a jumble of the leaders, Dallas Seavey was unaware he was approaching his second victory coming…
On-Air Update: Monday, March 10 (12p)
Mushers are making their way to the finish in Nome, arriving at the final checkpoint requiring a mandatory layover: White Mountain. After this, the race is…
Jeff King and Aliy Zirkle in White Mountain, with Nome in their sights
A little less than an hour separated Jeff King and Aliy Zirkle’s times into White Mountain this morning. Jeff King arrived at 7:02am and Aliy Zirkle…
On-Air Update: Sunday, March 9 (12p)
The top seven leaders of Iditarod 42 are out of Shaktoolik, continuing the run on the bare, icy, tundra of a trail up the coast. As…
On-Air Update: Saturday, March 8 (12p)
As of 12 o’clock today, leading mushers are charging the end of the Yukon toward Unalakleet, leapfrogging positions, fighting their way to the coast. Daynee and…
On-Air Update: Friday, March 7 (12p)
The leaders are on the Yukon, making their way through Ruby, Galena, Nulato, and Kaltag. All racers have to take a mandatory 8 hour layover at…
In Ruby this morning, Paul Gebhardt: “I’ve never been down to eight [dogs] this early in the race before…”
Chatting with Laureli Kinneen in Ruby this morning, Gebhardt laments about the small size of his team, but feels good that they’re still running strong.
On-Air Update: Thursday, March 6 (12p)
On the air with Zach and Daynee, as of 12:00noon, mushers are stretched from Ruby to Nikolai. Jeff King led the rush to Ruby, where he…
On-Air Update: Wednesday, March 5 (12p)
This afternoon’s news is 24 hour layovers: some mushers like Zirkle and Petit are taking them, some like Buser and Maixner have them completed, and a…
On her 24 hr. layover in Takotna, Zirkle: “I haven’t looked at anyone’s teams but mine.”
KNOM chatted with Aliy Zirkle in Takotna as she was winding up her 24 hour layover. Expecting a departure later tonight, she’s focused on her team, evaluating their condition and what they’re up for. Surveying the competition comes later.