Iditarod

There is a new Podcast about the trail through Nikolai.

The First Full Day RacingIt is hard to decipher exactly what is going on at this point in the race. Every musher has a different strategy that he or she is working. Some mushers like to rest at the checkpoints, while others, like Aliy, prefer to camp out away from … Read More

The Willow Restart The weather was perfect for spectators, 30 degrees F and sunny! The restart was mobbed with many thousands of well wishers, at least a thousand race volunteers, hundreds of vehicles (dog trucks, snow mobiles, single engine planes, helicopters, ultra lights…). Add to that the 95 Iditarod racers, … Read More

The dogs and Aliy and Allen have completed the ceremonial start and are heading off to Willow for tomorrow’s restart. The latest podcast has been published with Aliy talking about dog care. Hope you enjoy them! To listen or download them go to:http://www.switchpod.com/p15961.html

It is 10 PM AST. The SP Kennel crew is out in the parking lot of the Hawthorn Suites here in Anchorage feeding and walking dogs while talking through final plans for tomorrow. The dog trucks will depart the hotel at 8 AM AST tomorrow to assume their assigned spots … Read More

Thom Swan is AWESOME!!! Thank you so much. www.aliyzirkle.com is back up and working like a dream. We will update you with the dogs that Aliy and Allen are taking on the trail as well as their start positions on Friday morning. Aliy and Allen headed down to Anchorage this … Read More

It is 11 AM AST. Aliy and Allen have taken the racing dogs on a final 20-mile training run , to stretch their legs and boost their enthusiasm. It is 5 degrees F above zero and the sun is dazzling. It is a spectacular day in Interior Alaska. At 3 … Read More

“The trick now is to keep the dogs in shape (just like us) but kind of protect them, so they don’t bump a toe, pull a muscle or get a belly ache,” says Aliy, 10 days before the start of Iditarod 2008. The dogs are in top shape right now. … Read More

Iditarod 2008 starts in downtown Anchorage on March 1, two weeks from today. The crew at SP Kennel is well into final race preparations. ‘Drop bags’ for both Aliy’s and Allen’s teams were delivered to Iditarod race officials on Monday. These bags, each filled with 50 to 60 pounds of … Read More

“Coming to you live from beautiful, downtown Nome, Alaska on Friday, March 16, here is the 2007 Iditarod Wrap Up show.” Allen Moore, number 71, arrived in Nome at 11:45am, almost exactly 25 hours after Aliy arrived. He passed through Safety at 9:11am, just 12 minutes behind Rick Casillo. Aliy, … Read More