Iditarod News (2013)
Mitch Seavey: 2013 Iditarod Champion
Just moments ago, Mitch Seavey pulled under the Burled Arch in Nome to win his second Iditarod championship. Congratulations to Mitch Seavey: the first-place finisher of Iditarod 2013! Lots more to come – many more mushers are on their way from White Mountain and Safety. Stay tuned.
Read MoreIn White Mountain: Seavey and Zirkle are out front, and close
Early Tuesday morning, Mitch Seavey and Aliy Zirkle arrived into White Mountain, close enough to each other to keep things very interesting for the next 12 hours. Their arrival times were close, but the moods of the two mushers were, seemingly, more distinct. Moments after arriving into the checkpoint, four-time Iditarod champ Seavey said “I’m thinking…
Read MoreA golden arrival into Unalakleet: Mitch Seavey, with Burmeister to follow
A new race leader emerged on Sunday morning, and just in time to win a coveted prize on the Norton Sound coast. Seward, Alaska’s Mitch Seavey was the first into the Unalakleet this morning. Moments after his arrival into the checkpoint – the first stopover on the so-called “Gold Coast,” a nod to the Seward…
Read MoreFirst to Anvik, Buser gets a 5-course meal – and $3,500 for dessert
In case you missed it from today’s newscast: Martin Buser won the First-to-the-Yukon Award this morning. Laureli Kinneen reports from Anvik:
Read MoreAnd so it begins (again)!
65 mushers*, 1,000 miles, and 1 (Last Great) race: over the next two weeks at KNOM, we’ll be covering all angles of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, both on the air – 96.1 FM and 780 AM – and on this site. Iditarod is back, and we’re thrilled to bring you the latest in…
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