Race Season
Recap of the Top 25 Iditarod Teams at the Finish Line of the 1,000 Mile Race
Sunday just before 12:30pm, Kaci Murringer crossed under the burled arch in Nome to cap off what has been an eventful running of this year’s Iditarod sled dog race. In case you missed a musher’s finish in Nome due to COVID-19 related closures, social distancing, or for some other reason, don’t worry. KNOM Radio spoke…
Read MoreLocal Search and Rescue Assists Iditarod Mushers Stuck in Overflow
Nome Search and Rescue responded to the call to rescue three Iditarod mushers from overflow near the Solomon River late Friday morning. Just before 9am Friday, Jim West Jr., the head of Nome Volunteer Ambulance Department, received a call from Mike Owens of the Iditarod Trail Committee. When West heard three teams were stuck in…
Read MoreIditarod Teams Yet To Reach Nome Face Overflow, Three Mushers and Their Dogs Rescued
Earlier today Sean Underwood, Tom Knolmayer, and Matthew Failor requested assistance from race staff after they went through a section of trail with deep overflow from the Solomon River.
Read MoreList of Scratches In 2020 Iditarod Grows, 40 Mushers Out of 57 Left By Thursday
Six mushers have seen their journey in this year’s Iditarod sled dog race come to an end in the past 24 hours. The latest to announce was Robert Redington, who chose to scratch in Elim last night. Robert, the brother of top ten finisher Ryan Redington, said through an Iditarod press release, he made the…
Read MoreThird Norwegian Ever, Second in Three Years, Wins Iditarod
The Iditarod has a new race champion: Norwegian Thomas Waerner arrived under the Burled Arch in Nome at 12:37 Wednesday morning to claim his first win. He arrived with a team of 10 dogs with tails up, looking alert, and continuing to leap in harness even after arriving. Waerner’s leaders for the majority of the…
Read MoreTop Five Mushers Into White Mountain By The Time Waerner Departed for Nome
Iditarod mushers are closing in on Nome. Norwegian Thomas Waerner was the first to leave White Mountain at 1:35 Tuesday afternoon when he pulled the snowhook and set off on the final 77 miles to Nome. As fresh snow fell on his sleeping team, he completed his mandatory eight-hour break. Waerner now has a generous…
Read MoreIditarod Reaches White Mountain, Preparations in Nome Underway
The first musher, Thomas Waerner of Norway, arrived into White Mountain early this morning. He has about a five-hour lead on the next team in this year’s Iditarod sled dog race. If Waerner maintains his lead, this would be his first Iditarod victory in only his second running of the race. He’s expected to arrive…
Read MoreDay 8 of Iditarod 2020: Waerner Holds Lead Out of Koyuk, Two More Scratch
Thomas Waener of Norway, looking to complete only his second running of this race, is also getting closer to potentially his first Iditarod victory.
Read MoreShaktoolik Changes Iditarod Checkpoint, ‘Protects Its Own’, But Residents Pitch-in to Help Mushers
Shaktoolik’s city leaders decided to close their official checkpoint for the Iditarod trail sled dog race on Friday due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. They planned to leave the straw and drop bags for mushers at the ruins of the old village site, two miles away. But as KNOM’s Emily Hofstaedter reports, Shaktoolik…
Read MoreTop Teams Move Up Norton Sound Coast, Check into Shaktoolik ‘Old Site’
Thomas Waerner and twelve dogs pulled into Shaktoolik around 9:30pm on Sunday evening, maintaining their lead in the 2020 Iditarod trail sled dog race. Waerner feels good about the lead he has on the other teams, he reached Shaktoolik about five hours before Jessie Royer in second position, although that is unofficial based on the…
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