From Iditablog reporter on the scene, Chris Carlson:
As you know Ken Anderson had the lead from Safety to Nome. But it
was one of the close finishes of the day. Several times on his way
down the Nome beach he had to stop and straighten out his dogs.
There are lots of fans and rubberneckers on the trail [...]
Ramey Smyth beat a 4-time Iditarod Champion, the runner up in this year’s Yukon Quest, and a 3 time Yukon Quest Champion to become the 3rd place finisher in this year’s Iditarod.
He arrived at 9:52am, audio to be posted soon…. Ken Anderson just beat Martin Buser by about a minute……more info as it emerges.
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Once, twice - two times a Champion
Jeff King Second into Nome
Jeff King was the second musher to arrive into Nome this morning, crossing under the burled arch at 4:05am. King had been purposefully nipping at the heels of Lance Mackey for over half the race allowing Mackey to break trail as the two mushers worked their way to Nome. Jeff did pull ahead [...]
(above: Mackey takes a few moments with each of his dogs on the sea ice moments before entering Front Street, Mackey speaks to his father on a cell phone under the burled arch after winning the 2008 Iditarod)
In one of the closest Iditarods in recent history, Lance Mackey and Jeff King led the race [...]
In what is one of the closest Iditarods in 30 years, Lance Mackey and Jeff King left White Mountain this evening just one hour apart, and have over 70 miles to cover before crossing the finish line in Nome. The Iditarod website’s GPS function shows both teams going about 7 miles per hour, and [...]
Leaving Elim early this morning, Lance Mackey made what could be one of the best strategic decisions of this incredibly close Iditarod. Mackey arrived into Elim running just a little bit slower than Jeff King who arrived within 3 minutes of the reigning champion. Mackey did what he has done at most checkpoints [...]
The All Alaska Sweepstakes has been dubbed the “birthplace of competitive Long distance dog mushing”. It all started back in 1908 when the newly formed Nome Kennel Club decided to hold the longest race they had ever attempted, most previous races were 3 or 4 mile sprints. At that time in Nome, during the middle of [...]
As Lance Mackey and Jeff King approached (and reached) the native village of Koyuk this morning he was able to hold his lead. According to GPS tracking on the Iditarod website, its been a close race since leaving Shaktoolik about half an hour apart, at times King was about a mile behind Mackey, and at [...]
As the leaders head up the coast on their final leg to Nome, I want to take a minute and make a few predictions on what we will see over the next day, feel free to make some of your own by calling the toll free number, or leaving comments in the area below.
Prediction [...]