Posts Tagged ‘Iditarod’
Fat-Tire Biker Wins 1,000-Mile Race Among Mushers on Front Street
45-year-old Jay Petervary of Idaho won the human-powered, 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational at 2:45 Wednesday afternoon, right between the finishes of mushers Jessie Holmes and Ramey Smith.
Read MorePetit Out Front: Iditarod Leaders Swap Positions as Race Pivots to the Yukon
Joar Leifseth Ulsom was the first musher to reach the Iditarod checkpoint. But he wasn’t the first to leave.
Read MoreNear Iditarod’s Half-Way Point, Dogs — and Especially Mushers — Need Rest
“The musher gets beat up more than the dogs do,” Iditarod rookie Andy Pohl said Wednesday in the McGrath checkpoint, where both he and veteran musher Allen Moore were resting their young teams for different reasons.
Read MoreIditarod to Tighten Race Trail Security, Rewrite “Gag Rule”
The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) is taking steps to tighten security along the race route in the near future. The move comes after October’s announcement that four dogs on four-time champion Dallas Seavey’s team tested positive for the prohibited painkiller tramadol at the end of the 2017 race.
Read MoreIditarod to Develop Kennel Management Program
The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) announced last week that it’s working on a formal kennel management program to be put in place next year.
Read MoreDoping Scandal Plagues Iditarod: What Happened, and What’s Next
The state sport of Alaska, dog mushing, has long been free from doping controversy. Not so any more. Four dogs on four-time champion Dallas Seavey’s team tested positive for a prohibited pain-reliever this year. KNOM’s Gabe Colombo goes in-depth with a review of Seavey’s statements, the available facts about this ongoing story, and the direction it’s headed.
Read MoreIditarod Names Joseph Redington, Jr., 2018 Honorary Musher
The Iditarod Trail Committee board of directors has named Joseph “Joee” Redington, Jr., the 2018 Honorary Musher. Redington passed away in August and was the oldest son of Joseph Redington, Sr., often called the “Father of the Iditarod.”
Read MoreLady Nanooks Fundraise For Cancer Patients With Some “Good Volleyball”
In a tournament with some close victories, the Lady Nanooks volleyball team raised funds for the Arctic Pinkies, which provides support for cancer patients.
Read MoreIditarod Tightens Drug Policy After Dogs Fail Test In 2017
The Iditarod Trail Committee has announced a revision to its canine drug use policy. The change comes after several dogs in a single musher’s team tested positive for a prohibited substance during the 2017 race.
Read MoreElder Voices: Mike Williams, Sr.
Hear Mike Williams, Sr., from his interview with Elder Voices from the KNOM archive: “We need to speak up… and do what is right for the generations that are coming.”
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