Sorry for the late notice – I just found out that an Iditarod recap will air TONIGHT at 10 pm Eastern on CBS Sports Network. Find your channel here.
And if you’re really into dog sled racing, the Volga Quest is on just before, at 9 pm Eastern.
Set your DVR now if you won’t be home. (Small joke – who isn’t staying home these days?)
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Sad news from the Idatirod trail. Dallas Mackey has lost a 2nd dog. A 3-year-old male named Stiffy died suddenly at about 5:15 p.m. Friday on the trail between Elim and White Mountain. Another 3-year-old Mackey dog, Wyatt, who died between Tanana and Ruby. Both dogs will be necropsied to determine the causes of death.
Continue reading 2nd Mackey dog is 3rd dog to die during this Iditarod 2015
Here’s how they finished in the Last Great Race on Earth:
1. Dallas Seavey, with a total race time of 8 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes, 6 seconds.
2. Mitch Seavey, with a time of 8 days, 22 hours, 22 minutes, 56 seconds.
3. Aaron Burmeister, 8 days, 23 hours, 47 minutes, 31 seconds.
4. Jessie Royer, 9 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes, 9 seconds.
5. Aliy Zirkle, 9 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes, 25 seconds.
There are still about 45 racers on the course, with 22 having finished by 8:36 this morning.
Congratulations to all of the contenders.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
The top five mushers have now left Shaktoolik, 758 miles down, 221 miles to go.
Here are their departing times from the checkpoint this morning:
1. Aaron Burmeister, 3:48
2. Dallas Seavey, 5:08
3. Aliy Zirkle, 6:55
4. Jessie Royer, 7:50
5. Mitch Seavey, 9:17
Did you ever wonder how much these dogs eat while they’re racing?
Continue reading Iditarod Update as of 3/16 @ 9:49 AM / Feeding Requirements
The top five mushers have now completed 2/3’s of the World’s Last Great Race. All have completed both of their required layovers, so it’s all out for the next 300 miles to the finish line. Here’s the leaderboard, showing the times they left the checkpoint at Kaltag:
Continue reading Iditarod Update As Of 3/15/15 @ 6:40 AM
All five of the top mushers are now safely into the checkpoint at Huslia, which is the half-way point for this year’s race. They have completed 478 of the 979 miles. Looks like the leader, Burmeister, is finally taking his required 8-hour layover, and Dallas Seavey & Thomas Waerner may be starting their 24-hour rest period.
The leaderboard, with times in to Huslia noted:
Continue reading Iditarod 2015: Update as of 3/13 @ 9:42
For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, the 2010 Iditarod ended without any dogs dying during the event.