Iron Dog 2022 crowns its champions
Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad are the 2022 Iron Dog champions. The two never gave up the lead after pulling ahead in the early hours of the race, and finally crossed the finish line in Big Lake at 11:21 a.m. on Feb. 26.
Aklestad and Olstad hold two-plus hour lead at final Puntilla layover
Frontrunners Tyler Aklestad/Nick Olstad, Team 7, are into Puntilla. They will be taking a mandatory 16 hour layover in Puntilla before heading off to finish the race tomorrow morning. Race officials plan to let the race leaders depart just before 6am Saturday.
Aklestad and Olstad closing in on Iron Dog victory, team 10 and team 6 chasing
Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad are closing in on the Rohn roadhouse checkpoint as their path to victory in this year’s Iron Dog seems more and more secure. About 20 miles behind them are Brad George and Robby Schachle.
Top four Iron Dog racers hold steady as they close on finish
Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad had yet to give up their lead in the 2022 Iron Dog by when they pulled into McGrath at 8:04 p.m. on Feb. 24, nearly an hour and a half ahead of second-position racers Mike Morgan and Chris Olds.
Aklestad and Olstad lead Iron Dog through Poorman, Alaska
As of 4:15 p.m. team seven, Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad passed through Poorman with team six of Brad George and Robby Schachle less than five miles away.
First racers out of Unalakleet as competition grows in Iron Dog 2022
Iron Dog racers Brad George and Robby Schachle, were the first in the race to leave Unalakleet the morning of February 24th, checking out at 9:45 a.m.
Iron Dog pack leaders complete Red Dog loop in one day
Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad continue to hold a strong lead in the 2022 Iron Dog. They completed the northern Red Dog loop in 13 hours of nearly non-stop riding on Feb. 23, then checked into Unalakleet that night at 9:19 p.m.
Nine teams out of Iron Dog 2022, Aklestad and Olstad lead through Kotzebue
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, the unofficial GPS tracker shows about 60 miles separate the race leaders, team 7 from chasing team 10. Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad of team 7 checked out of Kotzebue at 4:09 p.m. while Mike Morgan and Chris Olds have yet to reach Kotzebue.
Despite scratches and stops, spirits high at Nome restart
Second-position team 14, Casey Boylan and Bryan Leslie scratched due to injuries Leslie sustained while riding over an ice heave shortly before arriving in Nome Monday.
Iron Dog restarts from Nome Feb. 23
The Iron Dog racers returned to the trail on Feb. 23. Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad led the pack out of Nome at 8 a.m.