Race Season
Hear from 2023 Iditarod finishers under the burled arch in Nome
KNOM Radio covered as many of the mushers in the small field of 33 as we could. By the time everyone finished, the final count was 29 teams completed the 51st running of the Iditarod.
Read MoreNome officials, artists and businesses weigh in on this year’s Iditarod
The 2023 Iditarod has come and gone from the finish line at the end of Front Street in Nome, but local businesses are feeling the effect of what it brought to the city, financially.
Read MoreGolfman wins 2023 Iditarod Trail Invitational race
While the Iditarod Sled Dog Race was making statewide, national and international news over the past week, another group of trail enthusiasts was blazing a path alongside the mushers. On Wednesday, Miron Golfman crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Invitational in downtown Nome.
Read MoreEddie Burke Jr. wins Iditarod Rookie of the Year
Eddie Burke Jr. claimed Rookie of the Year honors in the 2023 Iditarod, finishing in seventh place late Tuesday in Nome.
Read MoreKaiser and Diehl round out ‘almost unheard of’ all Alaska Native Iditarod podium
This article by Lex Treinen was originally published by Alaska Public Media. It was republished with permission through a partnership with KNOM. When Ryan Redington crossed the finish line in Nome on Tuesday afternoon, he became just the sixth Alaska Native musher to win the Iditarod in the race’s 50 years. The two mushers on this year’s podium…
Read MoreRedington notches family’s first Iditarod victory, a childhood dream
Ryan Redington is the 2023 champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Read MoreRedington is first out of Safety, with just 22 miles to Iditarod finish line
Ryan Redington and his six-dog team left White Mountain in first place at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, after their mandatory eight-hour rest.
Read MoreHere’s what 5 Iditarod mushers are listening to on the trail
After the steep and windy Alaska Range has been navigated and the bumpy Farewell Burn is in the dust, there are plenty of trail miles Iditarod mushers face that are just, well, a little bit boring.
Read More3 Alaska Native mushers lead the charge to Iditarod finish line
Three Alaska Native mushers are leading the charge to Nome in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Read MoreWhen this Iditarod rookie lost his dog team, his top competitor helped him out
It wasn’t how Iditarod rookie Eddie Burke Jr. wanted to start his 34th birthday.
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