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		<title>Favorite Checkpoints Mini-Podcast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this podcast I talk about checkpoints with several big mushers to include Lance, Jeff and DeeDee Jonrowe. Listen and enjoy the mushers&#8217; thoughts on food, people and sights along the trail!
Oh, and congratulations to Iditablog&#8217;s newest father! Josh Rogers and wife Lydia welcomed their first child this afternoon!
-Loren Liden for Iditablog.com
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		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/13/favorite-checkpoints-mini-podcast/</link>
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		<title>Iditablog Podcast 2010 &#8211; Ep 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s podcast was an epic one &#8211; We spoke with filmmaker Alex Stein who is currently shooting a documentary on the Iditarod stories you don&#8217;t normally hear.  Alex tells us about his project, why he&#8217;s taking this on, and some of the adventures he&#8217;s had shooting it so far.  We also go through the standings, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/12/iditablog-podcast-2010-ep-4/</link>
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		<title>Racing on the Yukon.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Teams race along the Yukon River for first place, plus a &#8220;lost dog&#8221; update and two more mushers scratch from Iditarod 38
Lance Mackey continues to hunt down Jeff King in what could become one of Iditarod’s greatest rivalries.  King has announced his retirement from the Iditarod after this year and has already pre-sold his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/12/racing-on-the-yukon/</link>
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		<title>Gem of the Yukon &#8211; Rubylicious</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ruby checkpoint, over halfway through the northern-route Iditarod trail, is the most delectable spot on the last great race. Ruby is the location where the executive chef from Iditarod headquarters’ Millenium Hotel cooks up a gourmet, seven-course meal on a camp stove for the first musher to arrive. As if the camp cuisine wasn’t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/12/gem-of-the-yukon-rubylicious/</link>
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		<title>Best breakfast you can find in Ruby, AK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just like the greatest reward challenges on CBS&#8217; television show Survivor, the &#8220;First Musher to the Yukon Award&#8221; presented in Ruby (and Anvik in odd-numbered years) is so amazing it just might be worth putting strategy aside for a few moments to enjoy.  Every year the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage (whose lobby also serves as Iditarod [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/11/best-breakfast-you-can-find-in-ruby-ak/</link>
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		<title>Race to Ruby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s going to be crowded on trail to Ruby tonight as the race leaders change once again during the current &#8220;24-hour layover haze&#8221; timeframe.  Because Seavey and Baker arrived to Cripple early Thursday morning and are taking their 24-hour layover, they won&#8217;t be leaving the halfway checkpoint until 2:30am and 4am respectively.  Martin [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/11/race-to-ruby/</link>
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		<title>Halfway to Nome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you needed proof that anything is possible in the Iditrod, take this morning’s early win by Dallas Seavey into the halfway checkpoint of Cripple.  If John Baker had left Ophir after Breakfast, Seavey left the same checkpoint well after lunch; there was a five hour time difference between the two of them and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/11/halfway-to-nome/</link>
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		<title>Iditablog Podcast 2010 &#8211; Ep 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a listen to today&#8217;s podcast as we break down the current standings, give analysis on layovers, talk about scratched mushers, answer emails, take your calls, and chat about the weather&#8230;.. sounds like fun, doesn&#8217;t it?
A big thanks to the thousands of you who have downloaded the shows so far, we appreciate your support.

Feel free to email [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/10/iditablog-podcast-2010-ep-3/</link>
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		<title>24-hour Layover Rest times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iditarod 2010 24-Hour layover additional rest times.





Musher Name

Min Addit. Rest



#2 Linwood Fiedler

140



#3 Cim Smyth

138



#4 Wattie McDonald

136



#5 Zoya DeNure

134



#6 Jessie Royer

132



#7 Paul Gebhardt

130



#8 John Baker

128



#9 Ray Redington Jr.

126



#10 Justin Savidis

124



#11 Blake Freking

122



#12 Matt Hayashida

120



#13 Scott White

118



#14 Newton Marshall

116



#15 Jeff King

114



#16 William Johnsonn

112



#17 Pat Moon

110



#18 Ross Adam

108



#19 Mitch Seavey

106



#20 Hans Gatt

104



#21 Ramey Smyth

102



#22 Jane Faulkner

100



#23 Karin Hendrickson

98



#24 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/10/24-hour-layover-rest-times/</link>
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		<title>The Pause Button</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Jeff King arrived first into Takotna just shy of 11pm Tuesday night he proved that he was able to hold a tough lead which he grabbed earlier that day from Sebastian Schnuelle as he left Nikolai with a hour shorter rest.  King had also gone into Nikolai with the fastest run time out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/10/the-pause-button/</link>
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		<title>Iditarod Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because it’s not all about the Grand Prize&#8230;
The first Award of Iditarod 2010 was given out this evening to Jeff King as he arrived at McGrath. There are several other awards given to mushers that arrive to specific checkpoints, there are also a handful of awards that are voted on and given in Nome once [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/09/iditarod-awards/</link>
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		<title>Mushers scratch at Rainy Pass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first four mushers have scratched today from this year&#8217;s Iditarod.
According to Iditarod Race Headquarters, #30 Michael Suprenant, #5 Zoya DeNure, and #23 Karin Hendrickson all scratched at the Rainy Pass checkpoint as of late Tuesday morning.  Michael Suprenant scratched at 10:00am Tuesday with 16 dogs and DeNure officially scratched at 10:15am with 15 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/09/mushers-scratch-at-rainy-pass/</link>
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		<title>Be watching for big moves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heading into McGrath today the big question is what type of moves we’ll see from mushers who have been a few hours behind the race leaders thus far.  It’s not a surprise that Jeff King or John Baker haven’t been leading the race so far, both of them usually set a slower pace in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/09/be-watching-for-big-moves/</link>
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		<title>Iditablog Podcast ‘10 – Episode 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the first full day of the Iditarod and we&#8217;ve got a all-new podcast for you (with audio bugs fixed!).  This was the second show we did as a live podcast recording and enjoyed the interaction with those watching on the UStream feed.  We catchup to the race thus far, listen to some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/08/iditablog-podcast-%e2%80%9810-%e2%80%93-episode-2/</link>
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		<title>To Rohn, or not to Rohn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s the second day of Iditarod 2010 and although things are starting to sort themselves out, we have a long way to go until any type of trends can be accurately observed.  What we do know is that mid-morning today we saw Paul Gebhardt become the first of several teams to check into Rainy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/08/to-rohn-or-not-to-rohn/</link>
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		<title>Archive Video: Libby Riddles wins &#8216;85 Iditarod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re still in the early stages of this years Iditarod, and I thought it might be an approprate time to look back at one of the race&#8217;s most historic moments &#8211; a moment that is celebrating it&#8217;s 25th anniversary this year.
It was 1985, Susan Butcher and Rick Swenson had developed a friendly rivalry and after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/08/archive-video-libby-riddles-wins-85-iditarod/</link>
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		<title>The Dogs of Winter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dogs of Winter
Celebrating the legacy of the Iditarod sled dog race.
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
And they&#8217;re off. The dogs of winter
leave Wasilla bound for Nome.
It&#8217;s &#8220;The Last Great Race&#8221; for sled dogs
on a trail as hard as stone.
You can see their hot breath&#8217;s vapor
in the frigid arctic air.
Each team&#8217;s musher guides and feeds them
demonstrating love quite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/07/the-dogs-of-winter/</link>
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		<title>Out of the City, Into the woods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The Iditarod has finally begun and teams are well on their way out of the Mat-Su valley and into the woods on their way to Nome.  It’ll be a day or two before we can see any type of patterns or leaders emerge, we’re still under a pretty heavy influence of the two-hour time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/07/out-of-the-city-into-the-woods/</link>
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		<title>Iditablog&#8217;s Mushers to Watch in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Now that the pomp and circumstance of the Iditarod’s Ceremonial Start in downtown Anchorage is over the real race can begin.  We asked several days ago who you thought was going to win, today we’re going to breakdown the field of top competitors and later on give you the chance to share with us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/07/iditablogs-mushers-to-watch-in-2010/</link>
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		<title>Iditarod 2010 Race Start Slideshow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
More pictures will be uploaded throughout the weekend!
photos by iditablog&#8217;s Loren Liden 
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		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/06/iditarod-2010-race-start-slideshow/</link>
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		<title>The Teams of Winter&#8217;s Other Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Teams of Winter&#8217;s Other Games
Celebrating the sled dogs of the Iditarod
By: Greg Asimakoupoulos
While the teams have left Vancouver
with their medals and gone home,
we can&#8217;t forget the other Games
and the teams that mush for Nome.
I mean those teams who pull a sled
along a windswept trail,
those on a &#8220;gold rush&#8221; of their own
in blinding snow and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/06/the-teams-of-winters-other-games/</link>
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		<title>Podcast Update &#8211; Live From Anchorage</title>
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In this live mini-podcast from Anchorage, Iditablog reporter Ms. Loren Liden lets us in on what her morning on 4th Avenue has looked like so far and what the mushers are saying about this year&#8217;s race.
Make sure you check back right here for regular Iditablog Podcasts and updates throughout the 2010 Iditarod, we&#8217;ll be featuring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/06/podcast-update-live-from-anchorage/</link>
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		<title>The Big Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It’s pretty safe to say that today is the biggest day of the year for Alaska.  Yes, this is only a ceremonial start to the Iditarod Sled Dog Race and yes, there are other large events that happen in the 49th state but none of them come close to the Iditarod.  Today’s kickoff [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/06/the-big-show/</link>
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		<title>Yukon Quest Champs Anticipate a Great Run This Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I attended a pre-race open house for mushers Sebastian Schnuelle and Michael Suprenaut, held by Bonne and Jim Foster. Luckily for me, my lovely hosts work with Suprenaut and I had an in to the party.
Not sure of what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised with the warm and welcoming Alaskans, who ushered me [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/05/yukon-quest-champs-anticipate-a-great-run-this-year/</link>
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		<title>Starting Order for 2010 Iditarod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As mushers race down Anchorage&#8217;s 4th Avenue with a Iditarod fan in  their sled on Saturday afternoon, they&#8217;ll leave the downtown faux-starting line in the same order that they&#8217;ll head out on the trail in once the race really begins on Sunday afternoon.  Mushers, fans, and the media gathered last night at the Dena&#8217;ina Convention Center [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/05/starting-order-for-2010-iditarod/</link>
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		<title>Iditablog Podcast &#8216;10 &#8211; Episode 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first official podcast for the Iditarod 2010 Season, we break in the new &#8220;studio&#8221; setup and it has a noticeable impact  on the dynamic of our show &#8211; we have a lot of fun and have some great conversations about what&#8217;s going on in the mushing world leading up to the start of the Iditarod [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/03/iditablog-podcast-10-episode-1/</link>
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		<title>Who Will Win Iditarod 2010?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
At over 1,000 grueling miles the Iditarod Sled Dog Race is the toughest race on earth.  Starting in Alaska’s largest city the trail goes through an amazing scope of landscape, crossing mountain ranges and over barren tundra as it leads to the gold rush town of Nome.   The Iditarod has been won [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/who-will-win-iditarod-2010/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 55
In reasonable weather it&#8217;s a is a pleasant is a 5 to 8 hour run to Safety and in the worst conditions, it can be impassable. Inbetween the natural wind-tunnels in (known as blowholes) There are several cabins for mushers to use in those worst case scenarios.  Once at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-safety/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: White Mountain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 46
Passing through the unofficial checkpoint village of Golovin, the trail to White Mountian passes through a huge variery of terrain in a short distance.  White Mountian is a beautiful village in a little valley just off of the Fish River. Mushers are required to take a eight hour layover at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-white-mountain/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Elim</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 48
About 15 miles outside of Elim on the tip of a narrow spit is Moses Point where Old Elim is located.  The village relocated about 30 years ago and this area is now used for summer fish camps.   There is also an amandonded FAA station outside of Old [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-elim/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Koyuk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 48
Along with being bleak, flat, and monotonous this 5 to 9 hour section of the trail is also often very windy and cold. There is a small shelter cabin about 15 miles from the previous checkpoint that many mushers have used during fierce storms (like the one in 2009).  Koyuk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-koyuk/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Shaktoolik</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 42
Although well traveled by locals on snowmachines, this is often some of the most brutal miles in the race. Leading into Shaktoolik often presents ground blizzards and tough snow drifts making it tough for teams to navigate.  Shaktoolik is a village with around 230 very friendly and warm people.
Previous Mushers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-shaktoolik/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Unalakleet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 90
Usually averaging about 10 to 15 hours for this leg, some mushers have been known to stop at one of two BLM cabins on the way to Unalakleet.  Tripod Flats is 50 miles from Unalakleet and Old Woman cabin is 35 miles.  Unalakleet is the first checkpoint on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-unalakleet/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Kaltag (Northern Route)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 42
Another run on the Yukon River, when teams reach Kaltag they will find the checkpoint at the community center several blocks into the village of about 230 people.  This is the point in which the northern and southern routes meet back up.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first (Northern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-kaltag/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Nulato (Northern Route)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 52
Usually running about 4 to 6 hours along the Yukon River to Nulato, this section of the trail can be cold and present high winds.   Nulato is a small village of about 350.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first (Northern Route):



Year
Musher
Time In



2008
Lance Mackey
03/08/2008 09:40



2006
Jeff King
03/11/2006 09:19



2004
Kjetil Backen
03/13/2004 07:35




Race [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-nulato/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Galena (Northern Route)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 52
Running along the Yukon River to Galena, mushers will need to stay on the marked trail and watch out for open water and over-flow!  Galena has a population of about 750 and is the transportation and services hub for the western interior region of Alaska.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-galena/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Ruby (Northern Route)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 70
A well-defined trail of old mining roads, there is some overflow and glaciering. Usually runs 8 to 12 hours on the trail. This leg is a bit less than the run from Rohn to Nikolai, which is about 74 miles.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first (Northern Route):



Year
Musher
Time In



2008
Lance Mackey
03/07/2008 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-ruby/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Cripple (Northern Route)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 105(ish)
Using the same checkpoint as the Iron Dog snowmachine race, Cripple is located at the Poorman Airstrip and is close to the former goldrush boomtown of Poorman
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first (Northern Route):



Year
Musher
Time In



2008
DeeDee Jonrowe
03/06/2008 06:22



2006
Doug Swingley
03/09/2006 00:09



2004
Martin Buser
03/10/2004 20:03




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		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-cripple/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Ophir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 25
The trail to Ophir follows the old mining road over from Takotna built in the 1920s.  The checkpoint is in an old cabin, which is a mile short of Ophir itself. There isn’t much left in the old boom town except an airport and a couple of buildings. Ophir had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-ophir/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Takotna</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 18
Normally a fast two-to-three-hour run on a well-traveled snowmachine trail, Takotna is often a favorite place for mushers to take their 24-hour layover as the checkpoint is often stocked with lots of volunteers and good food.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:



Year
Musher
Time In



2009
Aaron Burmeister
03/11/2009 02:44



2008
Lance Mackey
03/05/2008 01:57



2007
Lance Mackey
03/06/2007 22:52



2006
Doug Swingley
03/08/2006 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-takotna/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: McGrath</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 50
A fairly easy stretch, although it always seems to be longer than it is, mainly because it is often boring and there are so many seemingly identical lakes and river bends.  McGrath is located on the Kuskokwim River and has a population of about 400.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-mcgrath/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Nikolai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 75
Usually 10 to 15 hours for this leg, Nikolai is a Athabascan village with about 50 households and a population of 90.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:



Year
Musher
Time In



2009
Sebastian Schnuelle
03/10/2009 11:29



2008
Kjetil Backen
03/04/2008 10:39



2007
Lance Mackey
03/06/2007 08:10



2006
Doug Swingley
03/07/2006 12:56




Race Stastics property of and provided by iditarod.com &#8211; Iditarod Trail Committee
Post your predictions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-nikolai/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Rohn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 48
Usually Takes three and a half to five hours. Trail to Rohn can be very tough trail, including the notorious Dalzell Gorge.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:



Year
Musher
Time In



2009
Paul Gebhardt
03/09/2009 20:01



2008
Kjetil Backen
03/03/2008 17:41



2007
Lance Mackey
03/05/2007 15:51



2006
Doug Swingley
03/06/2006 22:32




Race Stastics property of and provided by iditarod.com &#8211; Iditarod Trail Committee
Post your predictions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-rohn/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Rainy Pass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 30
A three to five hours for the run. About ten miles from Finger Lake, the trail goes through a number of drops known as the dangerous &#8220;Happy River Steps&#8221;.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:



Year
Musher
Time In



2009
Lance Mackey
03/09/2009 11:34



2008
Mitch Seavey
03/03/2008 11:10



2007
Cim Smyth
03/05/2007 10:00



2006
Doug Swingley
03/06/2006 12:53




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		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-rainy-pass/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Skwentna</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 34
This is normally a fast run with no hills, provided the trail is in good shape; most teams make the leg in three to four and a half hours.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:



Year
Musher
Time In



2009
Ed Iten
03/08/2009 21:14



2008
Matt Hayashida
03/02/2008 20:49



2007
Jim Lanier
03/04/2007 20:01



2006
Bryan Bearss
03/05/2006 21:14




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		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-skwentna/</link>
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		<title>2010 Checkpoints: Yentna</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles from previous Checkpoint: 52
The Yentna Station Checkpoint is located at the confluence of the Susitna and Yentna Rivers.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:



Year
Musher
Time In



2009
Ed Iten
03/08/2009 17:55:00



2008
Lance Mackey
03/02/2008 17:45:00



2007
Ramy Brooks
03/04/2007 17:16:00



2006
Doug Swingley
03/05/2006 17:35:00




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		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/27/2010-checkpoints-yentna/</link>
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		<title>Iditablog Podcast 2010 &#8211; Preview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re in the middle of mushing season and getting ready for the Iditarod, coming up in less than a month!  In this all new podcast, co-hosts Josh Rogers &#38; Greg Ireland discuss:

what&#8217;s ahead for Iditablog this season
recap the last few months of Iditarod news
look at the field of contenders for Iditarod 2010

We&#8217;ll be doing a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2010/02/08/iditablog-podcast-2010-preview/</link>
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		<title>Exciting Season Ahead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As winter &#8220;officially&#8221; approaches around the country (and solidifies its status in Alaska) its hard to keep from looking ahead to the coming racing season.  As we mentioned on Twitter a few weeks ago, Iditablog will be here bringing you everything you need to know about Iditarod 2010 and Alaskan sled dog racing.
2009 was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2009/11/10/exciting-season-ahead/</link>
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		<title>Distance mushing classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Halloween, I tested the waters as a dog &#8220;driving instructor,&#8221; giving a one-on-one seminar on how to camp with a dog team. The class went so well that I&#8217;m considering opening it up to anyone interested in becoming more efficient or just gaining confidence in taking a trail break, whether inside or outside of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3424846&#038;post=657&#038;subd=jonlittle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2009/11/08/distance-mushing-classes/</link>
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		<title>Attitude and burnout article</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had to post a link to this article about sled dog psychology, and specifically recognizing burnout and fostering a happy attitude in your kennel. Even if this is nothing new to you, it&#8217;s a good reminder as the fall training grinds on and the miles get longer as we wait for decent snowfall. It&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3424846&#038;post=655&#038;subd=jonlittle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iditablog.com/2009/11/03/attitude-and-burnout-article/</link>
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